Suppose y varies inversely with x. How do you write an equation for each inverse variation given y = 15 when x = 2?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-02T17:40:51

#y = 15/x#

Write an inverse proportion first:

# y prop1/x#

Make a proportion into an equation by multiplying by a constant.#

#y = k/x " Now find the value of the constant"#

#k = xy rArr 2 xx 15 = 30#

The inverse proportion then becomes:

#y = 15/x#