Direct and Inverse Relationships
chemistry.csudh.edu › oliver › smt310-handoutsThis is a "direct relationship". Now, let's look at the following equation: Y = 20/X If X=1 then Y = 20. If X = 2, then Y = 10. If X = 3 then Y = 6.7. If X = 4, then Y = 5. Note that as X increases Y decreases in a non-linear fashion. This is an invercreases Y decreases in a non-linear fashion. This is an inverse relationship where X 1 /X 2 = Y 2 /Y 1. The graph is shown below: