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    Very easy proportions question

    hi Varnick, thanks for your reply and you're right that's what symbolipoint's equation implies but it's not the correct answer. firstly, if y goes down when x goes up, wouldn't that suggest already some type of inverse relationship? the right answer is supposed to be y = 1/x^2 which seems to be...
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    Very easy proportions question

    hi i tried the approach you suggested but when you solve for y in terms of x using that equation, you get y = sqrt(2)/x which basically tells me y is inversely proportional to x whereas it is clear y is inversely proportional the square of x...
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    Very easy proportions question

    hey its been a while since i had to do proportions so i was wondering if someone could show me how to solve a problem like this: if x increases by a factor of square root of 2, y decreases by 2, how are x and y related. just by looking at it, i can see that y = 1/x^2 but can someone show me a...
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