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Direct and Inverse Proportion

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Question 6

Here are four sketches representing various proportionality relationships.

Graph P P

Graph Q Q

Graph R R

Graph S S

Note: Graph P is a parabola starting at the origin, Graph Q is a hyperbola, Graph R is a straight line through the origin, and Graph S shows a curve asymptotic to both axes steeper than Q.

Match each graph with a statement in the table below.

Proportionality relationshipGraph letter
y y\,y is directly proportional to xxx
y y\,y is inversely proportional to xxx
y y\,y is directly proportional to x2x^2x2
y y\,y is inversely proportional to x2x^2x2
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Direct and Inverse Proportion Questions

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43 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Maths Direct and Inverse Proportion. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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