SOLUTION: If t varies inversely as v, find t when v=13, if it is known that t=2 when v=5.

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Question 85903: If t varies inversely as v, find t when v=13, if it is known that t=2 when v=5.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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If t varies inversely as v.
:
t = k%2Fv
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Find k if it is known that t=2 when v=5.
2 = k%2F5
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5(2) = k; multiplied equation by 5
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k = 10
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find t when v=13
t = 10%2F13%29