# 3.9 Modeling using variation  (Page 5/14)

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$\text{\hspace{0.17em}}y\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ varies jointly as the square of $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}x\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ and of $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}z\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ and inversely as the square root of $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}w\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ and of $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}t\text{\hspace{0.17em}.}$ When $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}x=2,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ $z=3,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ $w=16,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ and $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}t=3,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ then $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}y=1.\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ Find $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}y\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ when $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}x=3,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ $z=2,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ and $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}t=5.$

## Technology

For the following exercises, use a calculator to graph the equation implied by the given variation.

$\text{\hspace{0.17em}}y\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ varies directly with the square of $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}x\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ and when

$y=\frac{3}{4}{x}^{2}$

$\text{\hspace{0.17em}}y\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ varies directly as the cube of $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}x\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ and when

$\text{\hspace{0.17em}}y\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ varies directly as the square root of $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}x\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ and when

$y=\frac{1}{3}\sqrt{x}$

$\text{\hspace{0.17em}}y\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ varies inversely with $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}x\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ and when

$\text{\hspace{0.17em}}y\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ varies inversely as the square of $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}x\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ and when

$y=\frac{4}{{x}^{2}}$

## Extensions

For the following exercises, use Kepler’s Law, which states that the square of the time, $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}T,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ required for a planet to orbit the Sun varies directly with the cube of the mean distance, $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}a,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ that the planet is from the Sun.

Using the Earth’s time of 1 year and mean distance of 93 million miles, find the equation relating $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}T\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ and $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}a.\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$

Use the result from the previous exercise to determine the time required for Mars to orbit the Sun if its mean distance is 142 million miles.

1.89 years

Using Earth’s distance of 150 million kilometers, find the equation relating $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}T\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ and $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}\mathrm{a.}\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$

Use the result from the previous exercise to determine the time required for Venus to orbit the Sun if its mean distance is 108 million kilometers.

0.61 years

Using Earth’s distance of 1 astronomical unit (A.U.), determine the time for Saturn to orbit the Sun if its mean distance is 9.54 A.U.

## Real-world applications

For the following exercises, use the given information to answer the questions.

The distance $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}s\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ that an object falls varies directly with the square of the time, $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}t,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ of the fall. If an object falls 16 feet in one se c ond, how long for it to fall 144 feet?

3 seconds

The velocity $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}v\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ of a falling object varies directly to the time, $\text{\hspace{0.17em}}t,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}$ of the fall. If after 2 seconds, the velocity of the object is 64 feet per second, what is the velocity after 5 seconds?

The rate of vibration of a string under constant tension varies inversely with the length of the string. If a string is 24 inches long and vibrates 128 times per second, what is the length of a string that vibrates 64 times per second?

48 inches

The volume of a gas held at constant temperature varies indirectly as the pressure of the gas. If the volume of a gas is 1200 cubic centimeters when the pressure is 200 millimeters of mercury, what is the volume when the pressure is 300 millimeters of mercury?

The weight of an object above the surface of the Earth varies inversely with the square of the distance from the center of the Earth. If a body weighs 50 pounds when it is 3960 miles from Earth’s center, what would it weigh it were 3970 miles from Earth’s center?

49.75 pounds

The intensity of light measured in foot-candles varies inversely with the square of the distance from the light source. Suppose the intensity of a light bulb is 0.08 foot-candles at a distance of 3 meters. Find the intensity level at 8 meters.

The current in a circuit varies inversely with its resistance measured in ohms. When the current in a circuit is 40 amperes, the resistance is 10 ohms. Find the current if the resistance is 12 ohms.

33.33 amperes

So a horizontal compression by factor of 1/2 is the same as a horizontal stretch by a factor of 2, right?
The center is at (3,4) a focus is at (3,-1), and the lenght of the major axis is 26
The center is at (3,4) a focus is at (3,-1) and the lenght of the major axis is 26 what will be the answer?
Rima
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Joe
What kind of answer is that😑?
Rima
I had just woken up when i got this message
Joe
Rima
i have a question.
Abdul
how do you find the real and complex roots of a polynomial?
Abdul
@abdul with delta maybe which is b(square)-4ac=result then the 1st root -b-radical delta over 2a and the 2nd root -b+radical delta over 2a. I am not sure if this was your question but check it up
Nare
This is the actual question: Find all roots(real and complex) of the polynomial f(x)=6x^3 + x^2 - 4x + 1
Abdul
@Nare please let me know if you can solve it.
Abdul
I have a question
juweeriya
hello guys I'm new here? will you happy with me
mustapha
The average annual population increase of a pack of wolves is 25.
how do you find the period of a sine graph
Period =2π if there is a coefficient (b), just divide the coefficient by 2π to get the new period
Am
if not then how would I find it from a graph
Imani
by looking at the graph, find the distance between two consecutive maximum points (the highest points of the wave). so if the top of one wave is at point A (1,2) and the next top of the wave is at point B (6,2), then the period is 5, the difference of the x-coordinates.
Am
you could also do it with two consecutive minimum points or x-intercepts
Am
I will try that thank u
Imani
Case of Equilateral Hyperbola
ok
Zander
ok
Shella
f(x)=4x+2, find f(3)
Benetta
f(3)=4(3)+2 f(3)=14
lamoussa
14
Vedant
pre calc teacher: "Plug in Plug in...smell's good" f(x)=14
Devante
8x=40
Chris
Explain why log a x is not defined for a < 0
the sum of any two linear polynomial is what
Momo
how can are find the domain and range of a relations
the range is twice of the natural number which is the domain
Morolake
A cell phone company offers two plans for minutes. Plan A: $15 per month and$2 for every 300 texts. Plan B: $25 per month and$0.50 for every 100 texts. How many texts would you need to send per month for plan B to save you money?
6000
Robert
more than 6000
Robert
For Plan A to reach $27/month to surpass Plan B's$26.50 monthly payment, you'll need 3,000 texts which will cost an additional \$10.00. So, for the amount of texts you need to send would need to range between 1-100 texts for the 100th increment, times that by 3 for the additional amount of texts...
Gilbert
...for one text payment for 300 for Plan A. So, that means Plan A; in my opinion is for people with text messaging abilities that their fingers burn the monitor for the cell phone. While Plan B would be for loners that doesn't need their fingers to due the talking; but those texts mean more then...
Gilbert
can I see the picture
How would you find if a radical function is one to one?
how to understand calculus?
with doing calculus
SLIMANE
Thanks po.
Jenica
Hey I am new to precalculus, and wanted clarification please on what sine is as I am floored by the terms in this app? I don't mean to sound stupid but I have only completed up to college algebra.
I don't know if you are looking for a deeper answer or not, but the sine of an angle in a right triangle is the length of the opposite side to the angle in question divided by the length of the hypotenuse of said triangle.
Marco
can you give me sir tips to quickly understand precalculus. Im new too in that topic. Thanks
Jenica
if you remember sine, cosine, and tangent from geometry, all the relationships are the same but they use x y and r instead (x is adjacent, y is opposite, and r is hypotenuse).
Natalie
it is better to use unit circle than triangle .triangle is only used for acute angles but you can begin with. Download any application named"unit circle" you find in it all you need. unit circle is a circle centred at origine (0;0) with radius r= 1.
SLIMANE
What is domain
johnphilip
the standard equation of the ellipse that has vertices (0,-4)&(0,4) and foci (0, -15)&(0,15) it's standard equation is x^2 + y^2/16 =1 tell my why is it only x^2? why is there no a^2?