Problema Solution
Find x when y = 32, given that x varies inversely as y, and x = 132 when y = 4.
Answer provided by our tutors
y varies inversely with x if there is a constant k such that:
x*y = k
we know that for x = 132, y = 4 and we find k by pluging these values into xy = k:
132*4 = k
k = 528
now the equation for x and y is:
x*y = 528
for y = 32 we have
32x = 528 divide both sides by 32
x = 528/32
x = 16.5