Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below.
-In the equation $\mathrm { y } = \frac { \mathrm { k } } { \mathrm { x } }$, $\mathrm { y }$ variesـــــــــــــــ as $x$.
A) directly
B) opposites
C) inversely
D) jointly

Question

Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below. 
-In the equation $\mathrm { y } = \frac { \mathrm { k } } { \mathrm { x } }$, $\mathrm { y }$ variesـــــــــــــــ as $x$.
A) directly 
B) opposites 
C) inversely 
D) jointly

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

In the given equation, $y = \frac{k}{x}$, $y$ varies inversely with $x$ because as $x$ increases, $y$ decreases, and vice versa, which is characteristic of inverse variation.

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