document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=659284>Question 659284</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tell whether the relationship between x and y is an inverse variation, If it is, Write an equation for it:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I think it is an inverse variation but I dont know how to write an equation for it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #410731 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=410731\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If it was an inverse variation, then x*y = k for some fixed number k.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But 1*10 = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*9 = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the two pairs do NOT multiply to the same constant, which means that this relationship is NOT an inverse variation.\r<BR>\n" );
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