Performance Task #4.

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JOINT AND COMBINED VARIATION
1. Suppose y varies jointly as x and z, and y = 48 when x = 6 and z = 4. Find y when x = 18
and z = 2.
SOLUTION:
y = kxz
48 = k(6)(4)
48 = 24k
ANSWER: k = 2
FIND Y
y = 2xz
y = 2(18)(2)
ANSWER: y = 72
2. If y varies directly with the square of x and inversely with z, and y = 2 when x = 3 and z =
12. Find y when x = 6 and z = 8.
SOLUTION:
y = kx2/z
2 = k(3)2/12
2 = 9k /12
12 = 9k
12/9 = k
ANSWER: 12/9 or 4/3
FIND Y
y = kx2/z
y = 4/3(6)2/8
y = 4/3(36)/8
ANSWER: y = 6