2.09  Variation

Intermediate Algebra: One Step at a Time,    Page 220 - 225:  #14 

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje

Seminole State College of Florida

Sanford, FL  32773

P. 223 # 14.      varies inversely as , and when .  Find  when .

SOLUTION:     There are three steps. 

Step 1:  Write the equation (don’t forget the constant !).

Step 2:  Find  (by substituting the values of  and ).

Step 3:  Use this value of  to answer the question:  Find  when .

                  This is the final answer!

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