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OpenStudy (anonymous):

HELP PLEASE!! (attatchment with question) asap! will medal

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OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

a direct variation means, something like y = (some value) * x like say y = 3x so if x = 1, y = 3 x = 2, y = 6 x= 3, y = 9 and so on ----------------------------------------------- inverse variation means \(y=\frac{some\ number}{x}\qquad \textit{for example}\qquad y=\frac{3}{x} \qquad \begin{array}{llll} x&y \\\hline\\ 1&\frac{3}{1}\to 3\\ 2&\frac{3}{2}\\ 3&\frac{3}{3}\to 1\\ &\textit{and so on} \end{array}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you help me with the first one then???

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

well... what do you think on the first one notice, "y" seems to always be bigger than "x" is there any factor for that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nope so is it inverse?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or neither?

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hmmm actually.... "y" fluctuates

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what do you mean

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

it varies.. is up first.. then down... .is bigger than "x", and then it goes smaller

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so what does that mean

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

well... looking at their pattern, I don't see a common factor to get an expression on any of of them...thus I'd say neither on all 3

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