SOLUTION: If y varies inversely as x and y = 2 when x = 1, find x when y is 4.

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Question 952012: If y varies inversely as x and y = 2 when x = 1, find x when y is 4.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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Inversely proportional ==> xy multiplied is constant

xy = (1)(2) = x(4)


x = 1/2