Concept explainers
To find: Determine whether each table represents an inverse variation.
Answer to Problem 2PT
The table of values represents the inverse variation is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
X | y |
2 | 2 |
4 | 1 |
8 |
Calculation:
The table is as follows.
X | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Y | 2 | 1 |
The objective is to determine whether the table or equation is an inverse or a direct variation.
In an inverse variation, the product of two values remains constant.
Direct variation gives
So,
Since the product of two values
Therefore, the table of values represents the inverse variation is
Conclusion:
The table of values represents the inverse variation is
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