JAMB - Mathematics (2014 - No. 13)
y varies directly as w2. When y = 8, w = 2. Find y when w = 3
18
12
9
6
Explicació
\(y \propto w^2\)
y = kw2
8 = k(2)2
8 = k(4)
k = 8/4
k = 2
Thus y = 2w2
When w = 3, y = 2(3)2
y = 2 x 9 = 18
y = kw2
8 = k(2)2
8 = k(4)
k = 8/4
k = 2
Thus y = 2w2
When w = 3, y = 2(3)2
y = 2 x 9 = 18