 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.  Junior High School Mathematics - Page 175by Walter Wilson Hart - 1922Full view - About this book
 | International Correspondence Schools - Coal mines and mining - 1900 - 720 pages
...ratio of the first term to the second term equals the ratio of the third term to the fourth term. 3 IB. 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... | |
 | Analytical chemistry - 1900 - 532 pages
...ratio of the first term to the second term equals the ratio of the third term to the fourth term. 135. 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... | |
 | Adelia Roberts Hornbrook - Arithmetic - 1900 - 428 pages
...and explain. 13. Of how many terms must a proportion consist? 14. The first and fourth, or outside terms of a proportion, are called the Extremes. The second and third, or inner terms, are called the Means. In the proportion 10 : 5 = 14 : 7 find the product of the means... | |
 | Eugene L. Dubbs - Arithmetic - 1901 - 462 pages
...110:18, are compound proportions. 6. Every proportion includes four terms. The first and fourth terms are called the extremes ; the second and third terms are called the means ; while each of the four terms is called a. proportional. 7. When the second and third terms are equal,... | |
 | Arthur Schultze, Frank Louis Sevenoak - Geometry - 1902 - 394 pages
...statement expressing the equality of two ratios, as - = - or a : b = c : d. bd 256. The first and the fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, the second and the third, the means. 257. The first and the third terms are called the antecedents, the second and... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Electric lighting - 1901 - 630 pages
...ratio of the first term to the second term equals the ratio of the third term to the fourth term. 51. 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... | |
 | Samuel Wesley Baird - Arithmetic - 1901 - 168 pages
...proportion is often indicated by writing a double colon between the ratios compared. Thus, 12 : 4 : : 9 : 3. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the Extremes, and the second and third the Means. PRINCIPLES. — The product of the extremes equals the product... | |
 | Arthur Schultze, Frank Louis Sevenoak - Geometry - 1901 - 396 pages
...statement expressing the equality of two ratios, as - = - or a : b = c : d. bd 256. The first and the fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, the second and the third, the means. 257. The first and the third terms are called the antecedents, the second and... | |
 | Arthur Schultze - 1901 - 260 pages
...statement expressing the equality of two ratios, as - = - or a: b = c : d. bd 256. The first and the fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, the second and the third, the means. 257. The first and the third terms are called the antecedents, the second and... | |
 | William James Milne - Algebra - 1901 - 476 pages
...form a proportion are called the Antecedents and Consequents, respectively, of the proportion. 323. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the Extremes of the proportion. In the proportion a : b = с : d, the extremes are o and d. 324. The second and... | |
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