SOLUTION: I am working on variations and I am having problems...please help The question is: I varies inversely with the cube of W. If I = 32 when W = 1/2, find I when W = 1/3. I co

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: I am working on variations and I am having problems...please help
The question is:
I varies inversely with the cube of W.
If I = 32 when W = 1/2, find I when W = 1/3.
I come up with 2304 but the book comes up with 108, not sure where I am going wrong. I am using the formula I=K/W^3.
Thanks for your help! This question is from textbook

Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
when two items are inversely related it simply means as one increases the other decreases.
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inverse relationships take the form of ab=k or a=k/b where a varies inversely with b.
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so in our problem we have I varies inversely with
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therefore we take the form of or or...so k=4:
find I when W is 1/3...you would expect since W is decreasing that I will increase.
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I(W)=k or or ..
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