Inverse Proportion
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When the temperture stays the same, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of the gas. If a balloon is filled with 70 cubic inches of gas at a pressure of 14 pounds per square inch, find the new pressure of the of gas if the volume is decreased to 14 cubic inches.
y is directly proportional to x and inversely prooportional to the square of z. y=40 when x=80 and z=4. find y when x=7 and z=16.
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Problems involving inverse proportion are investigated.
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P1V1 = P2V2
Here, P1 = 14psi, V1 = 70 in^3, V2 = 14 in^3, P2 = ?
P2 = ...
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