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algebra intermediate

Problem

It is given that varies directly as and inversely as the square of , and that when and . Then, when and , equals:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
varies directly to (The inverse variation of y and the square of z) We can write the expression Now we plug in the values of when and . This gives us We can use this to find the value of when and Simplifying this we get,
Final answer
B