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8 1 Practice 1
8.1
Practice A
In Exercises 16, tell whether x and y show direct variation, inverse variation,
or neither.
5
x
1.
4.
y
10
x
2. xy 7
3. 6x y
5. x y 8
6. 2y x
In Exercises 710, tell whether x and y show direct variation, inverse variation,
or neither.
7.
9.
10
38
19
9.5
7.6
1.5
6.5
10
24
39
60
8.
10.
10
15
5.5
1.5
12
84
31.5
21
10.5
In Exercises 1113, the variables x and y vary inversely. Use the given values to
write an equation relating x and y. Then find y when x 3.
11. x 6, y 5
12. x 1, y 7
13. x 3, y 2
3
15. The number y of songs that can be stored on an MP3 player varies inversely with
the average size x of a song. A certain MP3 player can store 3000 songs when the
average size of a song is 5 megabytes. Find the number of songs that will fit on the
MP3 player when the average size of a song is 4 megabytes.
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Practice B
In Exercises 16, tell whether x and y show direct variation, inverse variation,
or neither.
12
x
1.
4.
y x3
2. xy 15
5.
3. 9x y
y
9
x
6. xy
1
3
In Exercises 710, tell whether x and y show direct variation, inverse variation,
or neither.
7.
9.
2.5
7.5
30
48
90
108
2.5
10
9.6
1.6
8.
10.
12
2.5
1.5
35
84
168
280
2.5
10
16
21
672
168
105
80
In Exercises 1113, the variables x and y vary inversely. Use the given values to
write an equation relating x and y. Then find y when x 3.
11. x 4, y 3
12. x 2 , y 5
3
13. x 10, y 1
5
14. The variables x and y vary inversely. Describe and correct the error in writing an
15. The current y in a certain circuit varies inversely with the resistance x in the
circuit. If the current is 8 amperes when the resistance is 20 ohms, what will the
current be when the resistance increases to 25 ohms?
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