 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Algebra - 1850 - 256 pages
...first term. This is a part of the well known rule of three, in Arithmetic. PROPOSITION II. Conversely. If the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two others, then two of them may be taken for the means, and the other two for the extremes of a proportion.... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Algebra - 1848 - 250 pages
...equal to 8X2, we infer that the proportion is false. ART. 345. — PROPOSITION II. — Conversely, If the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two others, two of them may be made the means, and the other two the extremes of a proportion. Let bc=ad.... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Algebra - 1852 - 408 pages
...to 2X8, we infer that 2, 3, 5, and 8, are not in proportion. ART. 268. PROPOSITION II. Conversely, If the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two others, two of them may be made the means, and the other two the extremes of a proportion. Let be—... | |
 | G. Ainsworth - 1854 - 216 pages
...d, then -=-, and multiplying both sides by ac, —= — , Л С ' <to . • . bc=ad. And conversely, if the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two other quantities, the four are proportional. For (by hyp.) ad=bc, and dividing both sides by bd, we obtain т-=т4 „ „... | |
 | Thomas Sherwin - Algebra - 1855 - 262 pages
...ad=bc. If we divide both members by b and d, we have — = —, or bdi a : b = c : d. Therefore, •• If the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two other quantities, the two factors of one product may be made the means, and the two factors of the other product, the extremes... | |
 | 1855 - 424 pages
...means in both cases is the same. So, if na : Ь : : x : y, then a : Ь : : x : ny. On the other hand, if the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two others, the four quantities will form a proportion, if they are so arranged that those on one side... | |
 | Thomas Sherwin - Algebra - 1855 - 318 pages
...product of the extremes. 2. Suppose we have ad=bc. Dividing both members by b XLIX. PROPORTIONS. 221 If the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two otner quantities, the two factors of either product may be made the means, and the two factors of the... | |
 | Charles Davies, William Guy Peck - Mathematics - 1855 - 628 pages
...definition, that the product of the extremes is equal to the product of the menus ; and conversely, if the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two others, the first two may be taken as the structed with a groove in each leg, so that extremes, and... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1855 - 356 pages
...expression becomes abd bcd ~b~=~d' or ad=bc. Thus, if 3 : 4 : : 9 : 12, .hen 3X12=4X9. (213.) Conversely, if the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two others, the first two quantities may be made the extremes, and the other two the means of a proportion.... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1856 - 280 pages
...the equation of fractions, we have ad— bc. Thus, if 3:4:: 9:12, then 3x12=4x9. (184.) Conversely, if the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two others, the first two quantities may be made the extremes, and the other two the means of a proportion.... | |
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Conversely, if the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two other quantities, the first two may be made the extremes, and the other two the means of a proportion. 
