SOLUTION: Identify the following variation equations as direct, inverse, or combined. (a) y = kx (b) y = kx^2 (c) y = k/y (d) y = k/{{{ sqrt( x ) }}} (e) y = kwd

Question 1202054: Identify the following variation equations as direct, inverse, or combined.
(a) y = kx (b) y = kx^2 (c) y = k/y (d) y = k/ (e) y = kwd
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39632) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You could think about the way the language works, and then answer each of those yourself.

a varies jointly as b.....

a varies directly with b.....

a varies inversely with b....

and you can use that to figure how other types within this also work.
Answer by ikleyn(52943) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

Try to identify as many as you can on your own,
and post your results to the forum.

We will check it for free.

Also, make editing in your equation (c), it is written incorrectly.

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