Y varies inversely with the square of x, Given that y= 1/3 when x= -2, how do you express y in terms of x?

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2022-09-04

Y varies inversely with the square of x, Given that y= 1/3 when x= -2, how do you express y in terms of x?

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enviroatz0z

enviroatz0z

Beginner2022-09-05Added 12 answers

Since y varies inversely with the square of x, y 1 x 2 , or y = k x 2 where k is a constant.
Since y = 1 3 if x = - 2 , 1 3 = k ( - 2 ) 2 . Solving for k gives 4 3 .
Thus, we can express y in terms of x as y = 4 3 x 2

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