CPM Homework Help : AC Problem 3-103

Use your pattern-finding skills to copy and complete the table below.

IN $\left(x\right)$	$1$	$2$	$3$		$5$	$6$	$8$	$12$	$24$	$x$
OUT $\left(y\right)$	$24$	$12$		$6$	$4.8$	$4$		$2$

Explain the pattern you found in your table. How are $x$ and $y$ related?
Hint (a):
$1(24)=24$
$2(12)=24$
$5(4.8)=24$
$6(4)=24$
$12(2)=24$
Write the rule you described in part (a) with algebraic symbols.
Answer (b):
$x(y)=24$
Use the points in your table to graph this rule on graph paper. Describe the resulting shape.

Complete the table in the eTool below.
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