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the bottom table of values represents the inverse of the top table of values.find the values of the missing numbers represented by letters in the bottom table

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By recognizing the inverse relationship between the top and bottom tables, we can determine the missing values: a = 1, b = 0, c = 2, d = -3.

In the given tables, the relationship between the top and bottom values suggests an inverse function. To find the missing values represented by letters in the bottom table, we observe that the inverse of a number is obtained by switching the x and y values.

Looking at the top table, when x is -2, the corresponding y is 5; therefore, in the inverse relationship, when x becomes 5, the y would be -2. Applying this logic to the other values, we can fill in the missing letters in the bottom table.

x: -5, -3, a, b, c, 5

y: c, 2, 1, 0, a, d

By using the inverse relationship, we find:

a = 1, b = 0, c = 2, d = -3

So, the missing values represented by letters in the bottom table are a = 1, b = 0, c = 2, d = -3.

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The bottom table of values represents the inverse of the top table of values. Find the values of the missing numbers represented by letters in the bottom table.

x -2 -1 0 1 2 3

y 5 3 1 -1 -3 -5

x -5 -3 a b c 5

y c 2 1 0 a d

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