5.1 Inverse & Joint Variation p.303 What is direct variation? What is inverse variation? What is joint variation?

Just a reminder… Direct Variation Use y=kx. Means “y varies directly with x.” k is called the constant of variation.

New stuff! Inverse Variation “y varies inversely with x.” k is the constant of variation.

Hint: Solve the equation for y and take notice of the relationship. Ex: tell whether x & y show direct variation, inverse variation, or neither. xy=4.8 y=x+4 Inverse Variation Hint: Solve the equation for y and take notice of the relationship. Neither Direct Variation

Ex: The variables x & y vary inversely, and y=8 when x=3. Write an equation that relates x & y. k=24 Find y when x= -4. y= -6

The inverse variation equation is y = When x = 2, y = 2 = 6. ANSWER The variables x and y vary inversely. Use the given values to write an equation relating x and y. Then find y when x = 2. 4. x = 4, y = 3 y = a x Write general equation for inverse variation. 4 3 = a Substitute 3 for y and 4 for x. 12 = a Solve for a. 12 x The inverse variation equation is y = When x = 2, y = 2 = 6. ANSWER

MP3 Players The number of songs that can be stored on an MP3 player varies inversely with the average size of a song. A certain MP3 player can store 2500 songs when the average size of a song is 4 megabytes (MB). Write a model that gives the number n of songs that will fit on the MP3 player as a function of the average song size s (in megabytes).

• Make a table showing the number of songs that will • Make a table showing the number of songs that will fit on the MP3 player if the average size of a song is 2MB, 2.5MB, 3MB, and 5MB as shown below. What happens to the number of songs as the average song size increases?

Write an inverse variation model. k n = s k 2500 = 4 10,000 = k STEP 1 Write an inverse variation model. k n = s Write general equation for inverse variation. k 2500 = 4 Substitute 2500 for n and 4 for s. 10,000 = k Solve for k. A model is n = s 10,000 ANSWER STEP 2 Make a table of values. From the table, you can see that the number of songs that will fit on the MP3 player decreases as the average song size increases. ANSWER

Joint Variation When a quantity varies directly as the product of 2 or more other quantities. For example: if z varies jointly with x & y, then z=kxy. Ex: if y varies inversely with the square of x, then y=k/x2. Ex: if z varies directly with y and inversely with x, then z=ky/x.

Examples: Write an equation. y varies directly with x and inversely with z2. y varies inversely with x3. y varies directly with x2 and inversely with z. z varies jointly with x2 and y. y varies inversely with x and z.

Write a general joint variation equation. z = axy The variable z varies jointly with x and y. Also, z = –75 when x = 3 and y = –5. Write an equation that relates x, y, and z. Then find z when x = 2 and y = 6. SOLUTION STEP 1 Write a general joint variation equation. z = axy Use the given values of z, x, and y to find the constant of variation a. STEP 2 –75 = a(3)(–5) Substitute 75 for z, 3 for x, and 25 for y. –75 = –15a Simplify. 5 = a Solve for a.

STEP 3 Rewrite the joint variation equation with the value of a from Step 2. z = 5xy STEP 4 Calculate z when x = 2 and y = 6 using substitution. z = 5xy = 5(2)(6) = 60

Write an equation for the given relationship. y = a x a. y varies inversely with x. b. z varies jointly with x, y, and r. z = axyr c. y varies inversely with the square of x. y = a x2 d. z varies directly with y and inversely with x. z = ay x e. x varies jointly with t and r and inversely with s. x = atr s

Write a general joint variation equation. z = axy 10. x = 4, y = –3, z =24 SOLUTION STEP 1 Write a general joint variation equation. z = axy Use the given values of z, x, and y to find the constant of variation a. STEP 2 24 = a(4)(– 3) Substitute 24 for z, 4 for x, and –3 for y. 24 = –12a Simplify. = a – 2 Solve for a.

STEP 3 Rewrite the joint variation equation with the value of a from Step 2. z = – 2 xy STEP 4 Calculate z when x = – 2 and y = 5 using substitution. z = – 2 xy = – 2 (– 2)(5) = 20 z = – 2 xy ; 20 ANSWER

What is direct variation? y varies directly with x (y = kx) What is inverse variation? y varies inversely with x (y = k/x) What is joint variation? A quantity varies directly as the product of two or more other quantities ( y = kxy)

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