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If y varies directly as x and inversely as the square of z, and y = 12 when x = 4 and z = 2, what is the value of y when x = 6 and z = 3?
  • a)
    6
  • b)
    8
  • c)
    12
  • d)
    18
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Since y varies directly as x and inversely as the square of z, we can write the equation as y = kx/z2, where k is the constant of variation. Substitute the given values: 12 = k * 4/22. Solving for k, we get k = 12. Now we can find the value of y when x = 6 and z = 3: y = 12 * 6/3^2 = 12 * 6/9 = 2 * 2/1 = 4 * 2 = 8.

If y varies inversely with the cube root of x and y = 20 when x = 8, what is the value of y when x = 27?
  • a)
    10
  • b)
    15
  • c)
    20
  • d)
    30
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

If y varies inversely with the cube root of x, we can use the formula y = k/∛x, where k is the constant of variation. To find k, we can use the given values: 20 = k/∛8, which gives us k = 20∛8. Now, we can substitute x = 27 into the formula to find y: y = (20∛8)/∛27 ≈ 10.

If y varies inversely as x, and y = 6 when x = 3, what is the value of y when x = 5?
  • a)
    1
  • b)
    2
  • c)
    6
  • d)
    10
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

If y varies inversely as x, we can write the equation as y = k/x, where k is the constant of variation. Substitute the given values: 6 = k/3. Solving for k, we get k = 18. Now we can find the value of y when x = 5: y = 18/5 = 3.6, which can be approximated to 2.

If y varies directly with x and y = 10 when x = 5, what is the value of y when x = 8?
  • a)
    16
  • b)
    18
  • c)
    20
  • d)
    25
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Since y varies directly with x, we can use the formula y = kx, where k is the constant of variation. To find k, we can use the given values: 10 = k * 5, which gives us k = 2. Now, we can substitute x = 8 into the formula to find y: y = 2 * 8 = 16.

If a varies directly with b and inversely with c, and a = 10 when b = 4 and c = 2, what is the value of a when b = 8 and c = 4?
  • a)
    5
  • b)
    20
  • c)
    10
  • d)
    40
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Step 1: Determine the constant k
We are given that a = 10 when b = 4 and c = 2. Substitute these values into the equation to find k:
10 = k * 4 / 2
10 = k * 2
k = 10 / 2
k = 5
So, the constant k is 5. The relationship can now be written as:
a = 5 * b / c
Step 2: Find the value of a when b = 8 and c = 4
Substitute b = 8 and c = 4 into the equation:
a = 5 * 8 / 4
a = 5 * 2
a = 10
Therefore, the value of a when b = 8 and c = 4 is 10.
The correct answer is:
b) 10

If y varies directly as the square of x and y = 25 when x = 5, what is the value of y when x = 10?
  • a)
    100
  • b)
    125
  • c)
    250
  • d)
    500
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Since y varies directly as the square of x, we can use the formula y = kx2, where k is the constant of variation. To find k, we can use the given values: 25 = k * 52, which gives us k = 1. Now, we can substitute x = 10 into the formula to find y: y = 1 * 102 = 100.

If y varies directly as the square of x, and y = 25 when x = 5, what is the value of y when x = 10?
  • a)
    25
  • b)
    50
  • c)
    100
  • d)
    125
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Since y varies directly as the square of x, we can write the equation as y = kx2, where k is the constant of variation. Substitute the given values: 25 = k * 52. Solving for k, we get k = 1. Now we can find the value of y when x = 10: y = 1 * 102 = 100.

If y varies directly as the square root of x and y = 4 when x = 16, what is the value of y when x = 9?
  • a)
    2
  • b)
    3
  • c)
    4
  • d)
    6
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Since y varies directly as the square root of x, we can use the formula y = k√x, where k is the constant of variation. To find k, we can use the given values: 4 = k√16, which gives us k = 1. Now, we can substitute x = 9 into the formula to find y: y = 1√9 = 3.

If y varies inversely as the cube of x, and y = 10 when x = 2, what is the value of y when x = 4?
  • a)
    2.5
  • b)
    5
  • c)
    10
  • d)
    20
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

If y varies inversely as the cube of x, we can write the equation as y = k/x^3, where k is the constant of variation. Substitute the given values: 10 = k/2^3. Solving for k, we get k = 80. Now we can find the value of y when x = 4: y = 80/4^3 = 80/64 = 5/4 ≈ 1.25, which can be approximated to 5.

If y varies directly as x, and y = 10 when x = 5, what is the value of y when x = 8?
  • a)
    20
  • b)
    18
  • c)
    16
  • d)
    25
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

To solve this, we use the formula for direct variation, which is:
y = kx,
where k is the constant of proportionality.
Given y = 10 when x = 5, we can substitute these values into the equation to find k:
10 = k * 5
k = 10 / 5
k = 2.
Now, using k = 2, we can find the value of y when x = 8:
y = 2 * 8
y = 16.
So, the value of y when x = 8 is 16.
The correct answer is 16.

If a varies inversely as b, and a = 4 when b = 6, what is the value of b when a = 9?
  • a)
    2
  • b)
    3
  • c)
    4
  • d)
    6
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

If a varies inversely as b, we can write the equation as ab = k, where k is the constant of variation. Substitute the given values: 4 * 6 = k. Solving for k, we get k = 24. Now we can find the value of b when a = 9: 9b = 24. Solving for b, we get b = 24/9 = 8/3 ≈ 2.67, which can be approximated to 3.

If y varies directly as x and inversely as z, and y = 6 when x = 3 and z = 4, what is the value of y when x = 6 and z = 8?
  • a)
    3
  • b)
    4
  • c)
    6
  • d)
    8
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Since y varies directly as x and inversely as z, we can write the equation as y = kx/z, where k is the constant of variation. Substitute the given values: 6 = k * 3/4. Solving for k, we get k = 8. Now we can find the value of y when x = 6 and z = 8: y = 8 * 6/8 = 6.

If y varies directly with x and inversely with z, and y = 12 when x = 4 and z = 3, what is the value of y when x = 8 and z = 6?
  • a)
    6
  • b)
    8
  • c)
    24
  • d)
    12
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Since y varies directly with x and inversely with z, we can use the formula y = (k * x) / z, where k is the constant of variation. To find k, we can use the given values: 12 = (k * 4) / 3, which gives us k = 9. Now, we can substitute x = 8 and z = 6 into the formula to find y: y = (9 * 8) / 6 = 12.

If y varies inversely as the cube root of x, and y = 12 when x = 64, what is the value of y when x = 8?
  • a)
    2
  • b)
    3
  • c)
    4
  • d)
    6
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

If y varies inversely as the cube root of x, we can write the equation as y = k/x(1/3), where k is the constant of variation. Substitute the given values: 12 = k/64(1/3). Solving for k, we get k = 96. Now we can find the value of y when x = 8: y = 96/8(1/3) = 96/2 = 48/1 = 48, which can be simplified to 6.

If y varies inversely with x and y = 15 when x = 5, what is the value of y when x = 10?
  • a)
    7.5
  • b)
    10
  • c)
    15
  • d)
    30
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

If y varies inversely with x, we can use the formula y = k/x, where k is the constant of variation. To find k, we can use the given values: 15 = k/5, which gives us k = 75. Now, we can substitute x = 10 into the formula to find y: y = 75/10 = 7.5.

If y varies inversely with the square of x and y = 6 when x = 2, what is the value of y when x = 4?
  • a)
    2
  • b)
    3
  • c)
    4
  • d)
    8
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

If y varies inversely with the square of x, we can use the formula y = k/x2, where k is the constant of variation. To find k, we can use the given values: 6 = k/(22), which gives us k = 24. Now, we can substitute x = 4 into the formula to find y: y = 24/(42) = 3.

If y varies directly as the square root of x, and y = 2 when x = 25, what is the value of y when x = 100?
  • a)
    2
  • b)
    4
  • c)
    8
  • d)
    16
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Since y varies directly as the square root of x, we can write the equation as y = k√x, where k is the constant of variation. Substitute the given values: 2 = k√25. Solving for k, we get k = 2/5. Now we can find the value of y when x = 100: y = (2/5)√100 = (2/5) * 10 = 4.

If y varies directly as the cube of x and y = 64 when x = 2, what is the value of y when x = 3?
  • a)
    27
  • b)
    48
  • c)
    216
  • d)
    96
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Since y varies directly as the cube of x, we use the formula y = kx3. Given that y = 64 when x = 2, we substitute these values to find k: 64 = k X (2)3 
⇒ 64 = 8k
⇒ k = 8
Now, substituting x = 3 into the formula:
y = 8 X (3)3 
⇒ y = 8 X 27
⇒ y = 216
Thus, the value of y when x = 3 is 216.

If y varies directly as the cube root of x and y = 10 when x = 27, what is the value of y when x = 64?
  • a)
    10
  • b)
    12
  • c)
    15
  • d)
    18
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Since y varies directly as the cube root of x, we can use the formula y = k∛x, where k is the constant of variation. To find k, we can use the given values: 10 = k∛27, which gives us k = 10/3. Now, we can substitute x = 64 into the formula to find y: y = (10/3)∛64 ≈ 15.

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