...multiplied by the third term : ji 1 fi for as 7 : 8 : : 14 : 16, therefore - = — = 8x14=16x7, or the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. Hence if any three numbers be given, a fourth proportional to them may be found, such as, this 4th...

...100 — 3x= B's gain, and 40x — 200= A's stock. .-. 40ж— 200 : 20ж : ; 3ж : 100— 3ж. Since the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes, 60x2=(40x — 200)(100— 3x) ; reducing ж'— ïfi!3=— 'Лр- • Whence x=20, hence 3x=60= A's...

...consecutive, they are said to form a continued proportion. ART. 267. PROPOSITION I. — In every proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. Let a : 6 : : c : d. Since this is a true proportion, the ratio of the first term to the second, is...

...obtained by dividing the product of the extremes by the other mean. (5.) Hence, in a proportion — The product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. 161. Practical Problems. (a.) The forming of a proportion from the conditions of a problem is called...

...d, we have ad=bc. But a and d are the extremes, and 6 and c are the means. Hence, In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. (п). Suppose we have the equation ad=bc. If we divide both members by b and d, we have — = —,...

...obtained, by dividing the fourth term by the third, we can readily deduce the following PROPOSITIONS. 1. The product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. Therefore, 2. If the product of the means be divided by one extreme, the quotient will be the other...

...obtained by dividing the product of the extremes by the other mean. (b.) Hence, in a proportion — The product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. 161 • Practical Problems. (a.) The forming of a proportion from the conditions of a probiem is called...

...—, c=^-, 6=— , в = -зС. Hence we have the Single Rule аи с d of Three in Arithmetic. 240. If the product of two quantities be equal to the product of two otliers, the four are proportionals, making the factors of one product the means, and the factors of...

...second, which fulfills the first condition. Then, 3a:+9 : 5x+9 : : 6 : 7. But in every proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes. (Arith. Part 3rd, Art. 209.) Hence, 6(5a:+ff)=7(3z+9). 30a+54=21 x+63, 30a:—21a;=63—54, 9*=9, x=l,...

...three terms in a proportion are given, the fourth may be determined from the equation ad = be. 389. If the product of two quantities be equal to the product of two others, the four are proportionals; the terms of either product being taken for the means, and the terms of the...