Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 11 - Rational Expressions and Functions - Get Ready! - Page 661: 23

Answer

In an inverse variation, the values move in opposite directions. So, as one increases, the other decreases.

Work Step by Step

When two positive values $𝑥$ and $𝑦$ are related by inverse variation, they do not increase or decrease together. Instead, they move in opposite directions to keep the product $𝑥 \cdot 𝑦$ constant, this means that as one value increases, the other must decrease, and vice versa.
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