DIRECT AND INVERSE VARIATION

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
GRADE:8

Q1 Table (1) shows the distance travelled by an eco-friendly car, in the given volumes of
gas

a)

What kind of variation exists between the given quantities, x and y?

direct
b) Write the formula that connects x and y
x/y= 1/15
c) How much distance will be covered in 8 litres of gas?
120 km
d) How many litres of gas will be required for travelling 10.5 km?
0.7

2 A worker is paid Rs 139.20 for 3 days.

(i)What will he get in the month of June (In Rs)?
1392
(ii) For how many days will he be working for Rs 696?
15 days

3 A ball falls vertically after being dropped. The ball falls a distance d meters in a time of
1
 t seconds. d is directly proportional to the square of t. The ball falls 20 metres in a time
of 2 seconds.
i) Write ‘d’ in terms of ‘t’. d directly proportional to t square
ii) Calculate the distance of the ball falls in 3 seconds.

15 m
iii) Calculate the time of the ball takes to fall 605 m. 11 sec

4 The distance, D, travelled by a particle is directly proportional to the square of the time,
t, taken. When t = 20, D = 10
(a) Find the constant of variation.
(b) Find a formula for D in terms of t.
(c) Calculate the value of D when t = 64
Calculate the value of t when D = 12
5 P is inversely proportional to m. p = 48 when m = 9 Calculate the value of p when m =
12
6 The force, F, between two magnets is inversely proportional to the square of the
distance x, between them. When x = 3, F = 4.
a) Find the constant of variation.
b) Calculate F when x = 2.
c) Calculate x when F = 64.

7. The time required to empty a pool varies inversely as the rate of pumping. It took Lucy
2.5 hours to empty her pool using a pump that had rate of 400 gallons per minute.

a) Write the equation of variation.

b) How long will it take her to empty the pool using a pump rate of 500 gallons per
minute?

8 In a spring, the tension (T newtons) is directly proportional to its extension (x cm).

When the tension is 150 newtons, the extension is 6 cm.
Write the equation of Variance
9 In 15 days, the earth picks up 1.2 x 108 kg of dust from the atmosphere. In how many
days it will pick up 4 8 x 108 kg of dust?
10. A 25 m 75 cm high water tank casts a shadow 20 m long.
Find at the same time
i) The length of the shadow cast by a tree 9m 50 cm high?
ii) The height of the tree if the length of the shadow is 12 m.