document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6532>Question 6532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me answer the following question: If y varies inversely as x and y=8 when x=4, find y when x=16 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3537 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mike><B>Mike(39)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mike><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3537\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In terms of maths we have y <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=alpha ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"alpha\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or converting to an equation, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+k%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+k%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where k is the constant of proportionality. Now we need to find the value of k. For this we need to know y and x, which we do from the question. So put the values into the equation to find k.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=k=32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"k=32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equation is now: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+32%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+32%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. You can now do the final part: \"find y when x=16\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope that helps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Regards,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-Mike\r<BR>\n" );
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