Formula of direct and inverse proportion

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if one quantity is increased or decreased then the other quantity increases or decreases, respectively.
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2. 1." y is directly proportional to the square of x.
" When y = 24, x = 2.
" Find the value of y when x = 4.
y = .......................
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2." The cost of a circular table is directly proportional to the square of the radius.
" A circular table with a radius of 40cm cost £50.
" What is the cost of a circular table with a radius of 60cm?
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£.......................
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3." The time taken, t seconds, that it takes a water heater to boil water is inversely
" proportional to the power, p watts, of the water heater.
" When P = 2000W, T = 252 seconds.
" Find the time it takes to boil water when P = 800W
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.......................seconds
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3. 4." H varies directly to the cube of c.
" When H = 40, c = 2.
" (a) Express H in terms of c.
H = .......................
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" (b) Find the value of H when c = 5.
H = .......................
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" (c) Find the value of c when H = 5000.
c = .......................
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4. 5." The force, F newtons, exerted by a magnet on a metal object is inversely
" proportional to the square of the distance d cm.
" When d = 2 cm, F = 50 N.
" (a) Express F in terms of d.
F = .......................
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" (b) Find the force when the distance between the magnet and metal object is 10cm
F = .......................N
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" (c) Find the distance between the magnet and metal object when the force is 8N.
d = .......................cm
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" (d) Explain what happens to F when d is halved.
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5. 6." A and B are positive numbers.
" A is inversely proportional to B.
" When A = 4, B = 36.
" Find the value of A when B = A.
A = .......................
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7." C is directly proportional to the square root of y.
" When C = 12.8, y = 16.
" (a) Express C in terms of y.
C = .......................
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" (b) Find C when y = 400
C = .......................
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6. 8. The time taken, t, for passengers to be checked-in for a flight is inversely
" proportional to the square of the number of staff, s, working.
" It takes 30 minutes passengers to be checked-in when 10 staff are working.
" (a) Find an equation connecting t and s.
.........................
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" (b) What is the minimum number of staff that must be working so that the time "
" taken is under 60 minutes?
.........................
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7. 9." a is directly proportional to √c.
" w is inversely proportional to a³.
" When c = 49, a = 35
" When a = 2, w = 16.
" Find the value of w when c = 4.
w = .........................
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8. 10." The number of days, D, to complete research is inversely proportional to the
" number of researchers, R, who are working.
" The research takes 125 days to complete is 16 people work on it.
" Find how many people are needed to complete the research in 40 days.
.........................
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9. 11." Match each graph to the correct relationship.
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