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Suppose that y varies inversely with x. Write an equation for the inverse variation. y = 2 when x = 5

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Y varies inversely with x means, y=k\x where x is the constant of variation saying that 2=k\5 and gives k=10 y=10\x would be the equation for any x
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The answer is y=10/x

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