document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1099729>Question 1099729</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Does the data in the table represent a direct variation or an inverse variation? Write an equation to model the data in the table.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x 2 4 8 12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y 4 2 1 2/3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #714172 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=714172\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> as x gets larger y gets smaller, inverse variation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=k/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "use any pair of numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4=k/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=k/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=8/8 checks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=8/x is the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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