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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Express the following stattement 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. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "w = kx/y^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find k which is the constant of proportionality.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 = k*15/5^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "900 = 15k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 60[x/y^2]<BR>\n" );
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