SOLUTION: What does "inverse relation" mean?

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Question 19680: What does "inverse relation" mean?
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It means that as the value of one variable increases the value of the other variable decreases. For example:

y = 1/x

As the value of x increases the value of y decreases. Therefore, x and y are said to have an inverse relationship.