SOLUTION: Does the equation y = -1/x represent a direct or inverse variation?

SOLUTION: Does the equation y = -1/x represent a direct or inverse variation?

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Question 180046: Does the equation y = -1/x represent a direct or inverse variation?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
inverse variation
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xy=-1
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-1 is the constant. If this had been x/y=-1 then it would have been direct
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