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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Inverse Variation Help, please?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If y varies inversely as the square of x, and y = 1/8 when x = 1, find y when x = 5.

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

do you know the formula for inverse variation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

xy=k?

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

right

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

however it says square x so it should be x^2y = k

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

make sense?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah. thanks. I can get it now.

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

wonderful

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