Question

Assume that the variables x and y are inversely related. If k = 18, what is the value of y for each of the following points? Be sure and record your data to be used in the following problem. x y k 1 18 2 18 3 18 6 18 9 18 18 18

Answer 1

Answer:

x 1 2 3 6 9 18

y 18 9 6 3 2 1

k 18 18 18 18 18 18

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, $x$ and $y$ are inversely related.

$x\propto \frac{1}{y}$

$x= \frac{k}{y}$

Since $k=18$,

$x= \frac{18}{y}$

$y= \frac{18}{x}$

Setting the different values of $x$,

At $x= 1$, $y= \frac{18}{1}=18$.

At $x= 2$, $y= \frac{18}{2}=9$.

At $x= 3$, $y= \frac{18}{3}=6$.

At $x= 6$, $y= \frac{18}{6}=3$.

At $x= 9$, $y= \frac{18}{9}=2$.

At $x= 18$, $y= \frac{18}{18}=1$.