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Pani-rosa [81]
3 years ago
5

If y varies inversely as x and y=40 when x=5, then the constant is

Mathematics
1 answer:
mihalych1998 [28]3 years ago
6 0

The constant is 200.

Further explanation:

An inverse propertion states that if one quantity increases the other decreases and vice versa.

It can also be written as:

if y varies inversely with x

then

y∝1/x

y=k/x

When the proportionality symbol is removed, a proportionality constant is introduced

Given

y=40

x=5

Putting in equation

40=\frac{k}{5}\\k=40*5\\k=200

The constant is 200.

Keywords: Proportion, inverse proportion

Learn more about proportion at:

  • brainly.com/question/10364988
  • brainly.com/question/10435816\

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