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Two variables are said to be in inverse proportion if their product is a constant.

So, if X and Y are in inverse proportion, then

XY = k or Y = k/X for some constant k.

If you double X then Y is halved. If you decrease X by a factor of 3 then Y is trebled.

A common example is Speed and Time for covering a fixed Distance.

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Two variables X and Y are said to be in inverse proportion is X = c/Y or X*Y = c for some constant c.

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