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According to the graph, what is the value of the constant in the equation below?

According to the graph, what is the value of the constant in the equation below?-example-1
User Yohance
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Answer:

C. 80.

Explanation:

Got it right on the test!

User Alyxandria
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Answer:

80

Explanation:

The width represents the x-axis, and the height corresponds to the y-axis. The term constant in Height=Constant/Width means that the number in that spot will never change.

Use one point/relation to find the equation of the function that represents this graph, for example, you could use the point (4,20), or (10,8).

Make the y coordinate equal to x/ x coordinate. Example: 20=x/4.

Now solve for the function by multiplying both sides of the equation by four, which will give you the x value of the equation you're trying to find.

If you were to have used my example, you would have gotten the answer x=80. You can then plug 80 into the equation for f(x)=constant/width to get f(x)=80/x. f(x) just means height in your case. Then you can plug any value of x that's given on the graph to see if the equation is correct, for example, you could input 4 for x and get 20 as an output.

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