 | John Charles Stone, James Franklin Millis - Algebra - 1905 - 776 pages
...to b as с is to d." The terms of the ratios in a proportion are called the terms of the proportion. The first and fourth terms are called the extremes, and the second and third terms are called the means of the proportion. Thus, in 2 : о; = б*2: Зге3, 2 and Зж* are the extremes,... | |
 | Elmer Adelbert Lyman - Arithmetic - 1905 - 270 pages
...»2f Check by putting 2} for x, then ^ »|, or ij - 1 226. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms the means. 227. In any proportion the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. It 7- = —... | |
 | Webster Wells - Algebra - 1906 - 550 pages
...terms of a proportion are called the antecedents, and the second and fourth terms the consequents. The first and fourth terms are called the extremes, and the second and third terms the means. 329. If the means of a proportion are equal, either mean is called the Mean Proportional between the... | |
 | Webster Wells - Algebra - 1906 - 484 pages
...terms of a proportion are called the antecedents, and the second and fourth terms the consequents. The first and fourth terms are called the extremes, and the second and third terms the means. 329. If the means of a proportion are equal, either mean is called the Mean Proportional between the... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1906 - 364 pages
...to 12 " ; or more briefly, "4 is to 6 as 8 is to 12." 503. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms the means. In 4 : 6 = 8 : 12, the extremes are 4 and 12 ; the means, 6 and 8. 504. 1. In the proportion 4 : 6=8:... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1906 - 364 pages
...to 12 " ; or more briefly, "4 is to 6 as 8 is to 12." 503. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms the means. In 4 : 6 = 8 : 12, the extremes are 4 and 12 ; the means, 6 and 8. 504. 1. In the proportion 4 : 6... | |
 | Joseph Claudel - Mathematics - 1906 - 758 pages
...antecedent, the first consequent, and the second consequent. The first and fourth terms of the proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms the means. 328. The fourth term of a proportion is called the fourth proportional of the Other three terms (326).... | |
 | George William Myers, Sarah Catherine Brooks - Arithmetic - 1907 - 432 pages
...numbers of the proportion are called the first, second, third, and fourth terms of the proportion. The first and fourth terms are called the extremes, and the second and third terms are the means. The first two terms are the first couplet, the third and fourth terms are the second... | |
 | George William Myers, Sarah Catherine Brooks - Arithmetic - 1907 - 436 pages
...numbers of the proportion are called the first, second, third, and fourth terms of the proportion. The first and fourth terms are called the extremes, and the second and third terms are the means. The first two terms are the first couplet, the third and fourth terms are the second... | |
 | Frank H. Hall - Arithmetic - 1907 - 364 pages
...missing term of a proportion without finding the ratio : The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms, the means; thus, in the proportion 12 : 6 = 8 : 4, 12 and 4 are the extremes, and 6 and 8 are the means. Observe... | |
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The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms, the means. Thus, in the foregoing proportion, 8 and 3 are the extremes and 4 and 6 are the means. 
