SOLUTION: Determine the value of k when: q is inversely proportional to the sum of x and y. If x=0.5 and y=0.7, then q=1.4 Please help!

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: Determine the value of k when:
q is inversely proportional to the sum of x and y. If x=0.5 and y=0.7, then q=1.4
Please help!
This question is from textbook Fundamentals of College Algebra

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If q is inversely proportional to the sum of x and y, then we have this relationship


note: remember the inverse of an expression like is


Now plug in the given values to find k

Plug in x=0.5, y=0.7, and q=1.4


Add


Multiply both sides by 1.2 to isolate k


So our answer is


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