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Proportional Relationships Explained

The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to direct and indirect proportions, requiring the reader to find values of variables based on given conditions. Each problem involves different relationships, such as direct proportionality to powers or roots, and inverse proportionality to squares or square roots. The problems also include explanations of how changes in one variable affect another within these proportional relationships.

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Proportional Relationships Explained

The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to direct and indirect proportions, requiring the reader to find values of variables based on given conditions. Each problem involves different relationships, such as direct proportionality to powers or roots, and inverse proportionality to squares or square roots. The problems also include explanations of how changes in one variable affect another within these proportional relationships.

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Direct Indirect Proportion

1 y is directly proportional to ( − 1)² When x = 4, y = 3. Find y when x = 7.


2 m is inversely proportional to the square root of p.
12

Explain what happens to the value of m when the value of p is multiplied by 9.


divided by

3 y is inversely proportional to the square of (x+3). When x = 5, y = 0.375 24


3 oe

Find y in terms of x. ( + 3)²


4 x is inversely proportional to the square root of w. 12
When w = 16, x = 3. √
Find x in terms of w.
5 m is inversely proportional to the square of (t+2) .
m = 0.64 when t = 3.
0.16 oe

Find m when t = 8 .
6 y is inversely proportional to 4.5 oe
When x = 3, y = 2.
Find y when x = 2.
7 y is inversely proportional to the square root of (x +4). 2
When x = 5, y = 2. Find y when x = 77. 3
8 (a) y is directly proportional to the cube root of (x+1).
When x = 7, y = 1.
2.5

Find the value of y when x = 124.


multiplied

(b) F is inversely proportional to the square of d.


by 4 oe

Explain what happens to F when d is halved.


9 (i) y is directly proportional to ( + 3) 7
When x = 2, y = 13.5
Find x when y = 108.
(ii) g is inversely proportional to the square of d.
4

When d is halved, the value of g is multiplied by a factor n. Find n.


10 The force of attraction, F Newtons, between two magnets is inversely proportional to the square 108
=
of the distance, d cm, between the magnets.
When d = 1.5, F = 48.
(a) Find an expression for F in terms of d. 1
=
(b) When the distance between the two magnets is doubled the new force is n times the original 4
force. Work out the value of n. Or 0.25
11 The energy of a moving object is directly proportional to the square of its speed.
The speed of the object is increased by 30%.
69

Calculate the percentage increase in the energy of the object.


12 y is inversely proportional to
When x = 4, y = 7.5 .
4.8

Find y when x = 5.
13 p is directly proportional to ( + 2)
When q = 1, p = 1.
16

Find p when q = 10.

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