document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=438170>Question 438170</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose z varies directly with x and inversely with the square of y.  When x=9, y=5, and z=36, find the equation of variation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I started by using the formula z=kx/y^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36=k(9)/35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but then I get confused?! Can someone please explain this to me? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "just solve it for the constant \"k\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36=k(9)/35 ___ 4 = k / 35 ___ 140 = k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(z)(y^2) = 140(x) </SPAN>\n" );
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