SOLUTION: Express the following stattement as a formula with the value of the constant of proportionality determined with the given conditions: w varies directly as x and inversely as the sq

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Question 92462This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry
: Express the following stattement as a formula with the value of the constant of proportionality determined with the given conditions: w varies directly as x and inversely as the square of y. If x=15 and y=5, then w=36.This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry

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Express the following statement as a formula with the value of the constant of proportionality determined with the given conditions: w varies directly as x and inversely as the square of y. If x=15 and y=5, then w=36.
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w = kx/y^2
Find k which is the constant of proportionality.
36 = k*15/5^2
900 = 15k
k = 60
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EQUATION:
w = 60[x/y^2]
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Cheers,
Stan H.