Question

A quantity y varies inversely with the square of x. If y=8 when x=3, find y when x is 4

Answer 1

Answer:

look at the explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to solve this, we'll set up a proportion.

Since y is inversely related to the square of x, therefore:

y=4/63 ----->9 (square of x)

y=?

25 (square of x)

According to the inverse relation:

y=4/63------->25

y=? --------

-->9 and y=4/175