SOLUTION: Assume that y varies inversely as x. If y = -8 when x = -9, find y when x = 4
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Question 447728: Assume that y varies inversely as x. If y = -8 when x = -9, find y when x = 4
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If 
varies inversely as 
, then
Then if 
when 
, then
From which we derive:
Hence:
So if 
, substitute 4 for and do the arithmetic.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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