Stage 22 · Inverse-Proportion Functions

22.1.1 Looking Back: How Variables Pair Up

22.1 From Linear to Inverse: A New Kind of Pairing

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22.1.1 Looking Back: How Variables Pair Up

Core idea

A linear function is like walking at a steady pace; this time we switch to "fixed money, how many can you buy?" and meet a new pairing, y=k/x.

Module goal. Building on linear functions, draw out the inverse-proportion function from everyday situations where two quantities multiply to a fixed amount, then set up the concept and its expression.
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