We are learning about: Direct and Inverse proportion 2/11/21

Key Terms: direct, inverse, scale factor WOTD:

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We are learning about: Direct and Inverse proportion 2/11/21

Key Terms: direct, inverse, scale factor WOTD:

Direct & Inverse Proportion

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Objectives: (a) Determine and use equations involving a constant a

proportionality, for directly and inversely proportional relationships.
(b) Recognise graphs for directly and inversely proportional
relationships.

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We are learning about: Direct and Inverse proportion 2/11/21

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When Mo Farah runs at 8 m/s for some fixed period of time,

he covers 240m. Fill in the gaps.
Speed Distance Covered
8 m/s 240m
If his speed doubled,
16 m/s 480m ? the distance covered
would similarly
4 m/s 120m ? double.

24 m/s 720m ?
×𝟑𝟎
 
 What numerical relationship
connected the speed and distance
in each case?
There’s a constant scale factor
?
between them ().
We are learning about: Direct and Inverse proportion 2/11/21

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Direct Speed () Distance Covered ()

Proportion 8 m/s 240m
16 m/s 480m
4 m/s 120m
24 m/s 720m
 Where one quantity directly scales with another (e.g. as one
doubles, the other doubles) we say they are directly proportional.

?
Based on our discussion that there’s a ‘constant scale factor’
between the two, we can also write:

?
“constant of proportionality”
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Worked 2/11/21
Key Terms: direct, inverse, scale factor WOTD:
Examples
1  is directly proportional to . When , .
Find a formula for in terms of and hence find the value of
when .
 
Tip: You can replace the words
 
“is directly proportional” with
Therefore the formula is “”
When :
?  
The formula just means your
original equation, but where
you’ve worked out .

𝟐
𝒚=? 𝒌 𝒙
 
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We are learning about: Direct and Inverse proportion
Test Your
Key Terms: direct, inverse, scale factor WOTD:
A
Understanding
 is directly proportional to . When , .
a) Find a formula for in terms of .
b) Find the value of when .
 a)

b) ?

?
B  is directly proportional to the square root of .
When .
Find the value of when .

𝑏=𝑘 √ 𝑎
 
?
We are learning about: Direct and Inverse proportion 2/11/21

Key Terms: direct, inverse, scale factor WOTD:

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on-Direct-and-Inverse.pdf

Workout 1 & 3

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We are learning about: Direct and Inverse proportion 2/11/21

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Mo is running a 5000m race. Here are his times

when he runs at different speeds:
Speed (s) Time (t)
5 m/s 1000s
20 m/s 250s
1 m/s 5000s
6.47 m/s 773s (his PB)

How are the speeds and times related?

This time as his speed doubles, his time halves (i.e.

the opposite). Note also ?that the speed and time
also multiply to give the same value.
We are learning about: Direct and Inverse proportion 2/11/21

Key Terms: direct, inverse, scale factor WOTD:

Speed (s) Time (t)

Inverse
6.47 m/s 773s (his PB)
Proportion 5 m/s 1000s
10 m/s 500s
 We say they are indirectly or inversely proportional.

 
Notice that as
doubles, the
RHS becomes
half as big.

  Tip: When you see

Fro
the words “inversely
proportional to”,
replace with “”
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Quickfire First Step
We are learning about: Direct and Inverse proportion

Key Terms: direct, inverse, scale factor WOTD:

Question… First thing you’d write…  Reminder:

• For “(directly)
 is directly   𝒚 =? 𝒌𝒙 proportional to”,
proportional to . use “”
𝒌 • For “inversely
 
 is inversely 𝒚=? proportional to”,
proportional to . 𝒙
use ”
 is directly proportional to   𝒌 𝒙𝟐
𝒚= ?
the square of .
 is inversely proportional   𝒌
to the square root of . 𝒚=?
√𝒙
 is inversely proportional   𝒚= 𝒌
to the cube of . ? 𝟑 𝒙
 is proportional to the 𝟑
cube root of .
  𝒚= 𝒌
? √𝒙
 𝑦 ∝ 1   𝒚= 𝒌
𝑥3 ? 𝒙𝟑
We are learning about: Direct and Inverse proportion 2/11/21

Key Terms: direct, inverse, scale factor WOTD:

Examples  is inversely proportional to .

When .  
Tip: When you see the
Find when . words “inversely

𝒌
  proportional to”,
replace with “”

𝒚=?
𝒙
 is inversely proportional to the square root of .
When .
Find when .

𝒌
 

𝒃 =?
√𝒂
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Key Terms: direct, inverse, scale factor WOTD:

https://corbettmaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Proportio
n-Direct-and-Inverse.pdf

Workout 2 &4

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A

  𝟒𝟎
? Test Your
𝑽
Understandin
g
 𝟒𝟎 =𝟐𝟎
?
𝟐

?
𝟏.𝟑𝟑𝒕𝒐𝟑
  𝒔𝒇
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Practice
We are learning about: Direct and Inverse proportion

Key Terms: direct, inverse, scale factor WOTD:

  is inversely proportional to . 4  is inversely proportional to the
1
when . Find a formula for in terms square root of .
1.44 1 25
of . ?
3.2 3.84 0.768
? ?
5  is inversely proportional to the
2  is inversely proportional to the cube of .
square of .
3 5 0.949
3 5 0.740
?
?
4 1.44 40 1.5 0.324
? 100
?
6  is inversely proportional to one
3  is inversely proportional to . more than .
8 5 1.142
? 4 6 0.190
?
5 8 ? 35 6.5 4.643 27.3
?
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  GCSE Jun2016-1H Q24] Given
N  Edexcel IGCSE May2015-3H Q22]
that , complete this table of values. ,  and  are three variables.  is proportional to .
is also proportional to .  when .
1 2 5 10 Find  when . Give your answer correct to 3sf.

?
100 25? 4 1
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Proportion and their Graphs
Key Terms: direct, inverse, scale factor WOTD:

Which of these graphs represent variables which are directly proportional to each
other?
  proportional variables and , . This is the equation of
For
a straight line that goes through the origin.

rabbit population
electricity usage

Temperature (F)
hours on computer years Temperature (C)

Yay  Yay  Yay 

Nay  Nay  Nay 

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Proportion and their Graphs
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Which of these graphs represent variables which are inversely proportional to

each other?

 
When you do curved
graphs, you’ll see that is
known as a reciprocal

Smell intensity
Smell intensity

graph, which has the

shape of the second
graph.

Distance from Distance from

offender offender

Yay  Yay 

Nay  Nay 
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Exam style question

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