To find:The ratio of fourth proportion of two given three terms of the proportion.
Answer to Problem 12PSB
The required ratio is: 4: 5
Explanation of Solution
Given information
The first three terms are 1, 2 and 3
The second three terms are 4, 5 and 6
Formula used
Product of means = product of extremes
Calculation
Let x be the fourth proportion of the terms 1, 2 and 3 and y be the fourth proportion of the terms 4, 5 and 6
Thus we have
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