Stage 22 · Inverse-Proportion Functions

22.1.6 The Forbidden Spot for x

22.1 From Linear to Inverse: A New Kind of Pairing

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22.1.6 The Forbidden Spot for x

Core idea

A denominator can never be zero, so x≠0, and this relationship is born with a slit cut right at the origin.

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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