How Do You Use the Formula for Inverse Variation to Write an Equation?

How Do You Use the Formula for Inverse Variation to Write an Equation?

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If two things are inversely proportional, you can bet that you'll need to use the formula for inverse variation to solve! In this tutorial, you'll see how to use the formula for inverse variation to find the constant of inverse variation and then solve for your answer.

Keywords:

  • problem
  • indirect variation
  • variation
  • indirect
  • indirect proportionality
  • proportional
  • constant of variation
  • find constant of variation
  • evaluate
  • apply proportion
  • inverse
  • inverse proportionality
  • inverse variation

Background Tutorials

  • use a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the reasonableness of the solution

  • Solve absolute value linear equations

      • What's the Inverse Variation or Indirect Proportionality Formula?What's the Inverse Variation or Indirect Proportionality Formula?

      What's the Inverse Variation or Indirect Proportionality Formula?

      Ever heard of two things being inversely proportional? Well, a good example is speed and time. The bigger your speed, the less time it takes to get to where you are going. So when one variable is big, the other is small, and that's the idea of inverse proportionality. But you can express inverse proportionality using equations, and that's an important thing to do in algebra. See how to do that in the tutorial!

Further Exploration

  • Solve absolute value linear equations

      • What's the Inverse Variation or Indirect Proportionality Formula?What's the Inverse Variation or Indirect Proportionality Formula?

      What's the Inverse Variation or Indirect Proportionality Formula?

      Ever heard of two things being inversely proportional? Well, a good example is speed and time. The bigger your speed, the less time it takes to get to where you are going. So when one variable is big, the other is small, and that's the idea of inverse proportionality. But you can express inverse proportionality using equations, and that's an important thing to do in algebra. See how to do that in the tutorial!