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Direct and Inverse Proportion Worksheet G8

This document discusses direct and inverse variation in mathematics for 8th grade. It includes 10 problems involving direct and inverse proportional relationships between variables. The problems calculate unknown values given rates of change, constants of variation, and formulas connecting the variables. Key concepts covered are identifying direct and inverse variations, writing equations of variation, and solving problems involving direct and inverse proportions.

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Direct and Inverse Proportion Worksheet G8

This document discusses direct and inverse variation in mathematics for 8th grade. It includes 10 problems involving direct and inverse proportional relationships between variables. The problems calculate unknown values given rates of change, constants of variation, and formulas connecting the variables. Key concepts covered are identifying direct and inverse variations, writing equations of variation, and solving problems involving direct and inverse proportions.

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DIRECT AND INVERSE VARIATION

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
GRADE:8

Q1 Table (1) shows the distance travelled by an eco-friendly car, in the given volumes of
gas

a)

What kind of variation exists between the given quantities, x and y?


direct
b) Write the formula that connects x and y
x/y= 1/15
c) How much distance will be covered in 8 litres of gas?
120 km
d) How many litres of gas will be required for travelling 10.5 km?
0.7

2 A worker is paid Rs 139.20 for 3 days.


(i)What will he get in the month of June (In Rs)?
1392
(ii) For how many days will he be working for Rs 696?
15 days

3 A ball falls vertically after being dropped. The ball falls a distance d meters in a time of
1
t seconds. d is directly proportional to the square of t. The ball falls 20 metres in a time
of 2 seconds.
i) Write ‘d’ in terms of ‘t’. d directly proportional to t square
ii) Calculate the distance of the ball falls in 3 seconds.

15 m
iii) Calculate the time of the ball takes to fall 605 m. 11 sec

4 The distance, D, travelled by a particle is directly proportional to the square of the time,
t, taken. When t = 20, D = 10
(a) Find the constant of variation.
(b) Find a formula for D in terms of t.
(c) Calculate the value of D when t = 64
Calculate the value of t when D = 12
5 P is inversely proportional to m. p = 48 when m = 9 Calculate the value of p when m =
12
6 The force, F, between two magnets is inversely proportional to the square of the
distance x, between them. When x = 3, F = 4.
a) Find the constant of variation.
b) Calculate F when x = 2.
c) Calculate x when F = 64.

7. The time required to empty a pool varies inversely as the rate of pumping. It took Lucy
2.5 hours to empty her pool using a pump that had rate of 400 gallons per minute.

a) Write the equation of variation.


b) How long will it take her to empty the pool using a pump rate of 500 gallons per
minute?

8 In a spring, the tension (T newtons) is directly proportional to its extension (x cm).


When the tension is 150 newtons, the extension is 6 cm.
Write the equation of Variance
9 In 15 days, the earth picks up 1.2 x 108 kg of dust from the atmosphere. In how many
days it will pick up 4 8 x 108 kg of dust?
10. A 25 m 75 cm high water tank casts a shadow 20 m long.
Find at the same time
i) The length of the shadow cast by a tree 9m 50 cm high?
ii) The height of the tree if the length of the shadow is 12 m.

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