1/3 - 2/9 - 1/3
= -2/9
(Decimal: -0.222222)
Inverse variation is of the form:
y=k/x, which we can express as:
yx=k we are given the point (2/3, 7) so we can solve for k
7(2/3)=k
14/3=k
y=14/(3x), so when x=7/3
y=(14/3)/(7/3)
y=(14/3)(3/7)
y=2
They have to correlate to each other
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Y=1/2 the points would intersect
To measure George's rate of change, we first set out two pairs of independent and dependent data which in this case is the day number and the point
Independent Data: Day 2 Independent Data: Day 4
Dependent Data: 8 points Dependant Data: 12 points
Then we find the difference between the two independent values and the two dependent values
4 - 2 = 2
12 - 8 =4
To find the rate we use the following formula
the difference of dependent value ÷ the difference of independent value =
4 ÷ 2 = 2
Hence the average rate of change is an increase of 2 points a day
