Winter holiday homework 6#
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If y varies indirectly with x, and the value of y is 3 when x is 2, what is the value of x when y is -1?
The answer is -6.
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1 solution
It varies indirectly means that k = xy, so k is 6. Also because k = xy, so the value of x is -6 when y is -1.
k = xy
k = 2 × 3
k = 6
6 = -1x
x = − 6