(1)根据反比例意义,设ab=k1,则b=k1/a. (2)根据正比例意义,设b/c=k2,则b=k2c. (3)因为b=k1/a,b=k2c;所以,k1/a=k2c,则ac=k1/k2,即a与c成反比例.