document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1019301>Question 1019301</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a quadratic variation graph what does it look like when y equals 18 when x equals 6 what does the rest of the graph look like. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #635338 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=635338\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you did not specify whether this was direct or inverse variation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the formula for direct variation would be y = kx^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the formula for inverse variation would be y = k/x^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in both cases, you solve for k first and then use that value of k to solve the rest of the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you are given that y = 18 when x equals 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in direct variation the formula of y = kx^2 becomes 18 = k*6^2 which becomes 18 = 36k.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for k to get k = 18/36 = .5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now that you have k, you can make the graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it will look like the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in inverse variation, the formula of y = k/x^2 becomes 18 = k/6^2 which becomes 18 = k/36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for k to get k = 18*36 = 648.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now that you have k, you can make the graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it will look like the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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