SOLUTION: Find an equation of variation where y varies jointly as w and the square of x and inversely as z, and y=16 when w=5, x=4, and z=10

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Question 747361: Find an equation of variation where y varies jointly as w and the square of x and inversely as z, and y=16 when w=5, x=4, and z=10
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Find an equation of variation where y varies jointly as w and the square of x and inversely as z, and y=16 when w=5, x=4, and z=10
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y = k*w*x^2/z
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16 = k*5*16/10
160 = 80k
k = 2
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Equation:
y = [2wx^2]/z
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