Tag: inverse-square relationships

  • Math Box: Inverse-Square Relationships

    Learning Goal: To understand and use inverse-square relationships. Two quantities have an inverse-square relationship if y is inversely proportional to the square of x. We write the mathematical relationship as y = A/x2. Here, A is a constant. This relationship is sometimes written as . SCALING Inverse-square scaling means, for example: If you double x , you decrease y by a factor of 4. If you…