If x is inversely proportional to y and x = \( \frac{1}{2} \) when y = 2, find x if y = 4

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2010 Subject: General Mathematics

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If x is inversely proportional to y and x = \( \frac{1}{2} \) when y = 2, find x if y = 4

Answer Details
x  α   1 y  .........(1)
x = k x  1 y  .........(2)
When x = 2 1 2
=  5 2 , y = 2
(2) becomes  5 2  = k x  1 2
giving k = 5
from (2), x =  5 y
so when y =4, x =  5 y  = 1

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