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radaway
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Homework Statement
Hello All
via the following x, y values , a formula needs to be decided for the 'Y ' variable.
Basicaly Consider the table below for x and y (are they directly proportional or are they inversely related ? ). and also to find out the corresponding formula. Pl. see the image[/B]
http://s6.postimg.org/nph5u40dd/math.png
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
It seems that I have bumped onto to the answer BUT with trial and error methods :p
for e.g ( 4,11 :--> 4 X 2 = 8 +3) say this is 'Try 1'
for ( 12,31 :---> 12 X 2 = 24 +7) and so on
also in the (8+3) above , take the '3' & in (24+7) above take the '7' , which gives a pattern of 'multiply with 2' +1 (notice the '1')
and when I would repeat the above once again but this time with
for e.g ( 4,11 :---> 4 X 3 = 12) say this is 'Try 2'
then I just take the (a gamble) of 'Try 1' and 'Try 2' and can settle for 2.5 as the factor :)
so y = 2.5x + 1 is the formula ( or 5/2x +1)Question:
Is there a 'proper' way to get the formula( other than guesswork and a not like the un-structural method like I have done above) ?
Thanks in advance
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