3 years ago

If y varies inversely with x and y is 10 when x is 5, then what is y when x is 2?

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1 answer:

Jobisdone [24]3 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Inverse variation means ...

y = k/x

For the given values, we can find k to be ...

k = xy = (5)(10) = 50

Then for x=2, we have ...

y = 50/x

y = 50/2

y = 25 . . . when x=2

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