document.write( "Question 1178834: Y is partly constant and partly varies as x when x=2,y=5 and when x=3,y=10 find the formula connecting y and x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y\" is partly constant and partly varies as \"x\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+kx+%2B+c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "when \"x=2\",\"y=5+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5=+2k+%2B+c\".......solve for \"c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=5-2k+\"...........eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " when \"x=3\",\"y=10+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10=+3k+%2B+c\".......solve for \"c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=10-3k+\"...........eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from eq.1 and eq.2 we have\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5-2k+=10-3k+\"......solve for \"k\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3k-2k+=10-5+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"k+=5+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=5-2k+\"...........eq.1....substitute \"k\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=5-2%2A5+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=5-10+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=-5+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " the formula connecting \"y\" and \"x\" is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+5x+-5\"\r
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