SOLUTION: 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 squ

Question 62541: 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.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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 varies directly as x and inversely as the square of y:
w=kx/y
k=wy/x
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If x=15 and y=5, then w=36.
k=36*5/15
k=36/3
k=12
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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