Understanding Indirect Proportionality - High School Math

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Question

If is inversely proportional to , and if when , find a formula for .

Answer

Since y is inversely porportional to x, you can use the standard equations of where k is a constant. Plugging the given x and y into this equation to solve for k, . To get the answer, substitute k into the standard equation.

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