Is the relationship between the variables a direct variation or an inverse variation, or neither?
1. Check for direct variation:
- The equation for direct variation is .
- For the first pair , if we substitute into the equation , we get , so .
- For the second pair , substituting into gives . Solving for , we get .
- So it is not a direct variation.
2. Check for inverse variation:
- The equation for inverse variation is or Click "Show Answer" to reveal the answer and analysis
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