SOLUTION: Find an equation of variation where y varies jointly as x and the square of z and inversely as w, and y=100 when x=0.1, z=10 and w=5.

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Question 968394: Find an equation of variation where y varies jointly as x and the square of z and inversely as w, and y=100 when x=0.1, z=10 and w=5.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find an equation of variation where y varies jointly as x and the square of z and inversely as w, and y=100 when x=0.1, z=10 and w=5.
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y = k*x*z^2/w
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Solve for "y"::
100 = k*0.1*100/5
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500 = 10k
k = 50
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Equation:
y = 50*x*z^2/w
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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