...equals the ratio of the third term to the fourth term. 65. 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. 66. A direct...

...or " a is 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,...

...terms are the means. The last term is the fourth proportiona1 to the first three. In the proportion a : 6 = с : d, a and d are the extremes, 6 and с the means. The last term Л is the fourth proportional to a, b, and c. 179. If the means of a proportion...

...»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- = —...

...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...

...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...

...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:...

...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...

...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)....

...third, and fourth 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...