What does the graph of xy = k look like?

quantizedzeus · Jul 1, 2011

Can anyone tell me how the graph would be if the equation is XY=K(K is constant)?...

Mentallic · Jul 1, 2011

quantizedzeus said:

Can anyone tell me how the graph would be if the equation is XY=K(K is constant)?...

Pretty much like xy=1 except for larger k it would be further out from the origin. It is symmetrical about the line y=x, and intersects this line at [itex](\pm\sqrt{k},\pm\sqrt{k})[/itex]

What does the graph of xy = k look like?

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