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Standard IX
Mathematics
Continued Proportions
Find the thir...
Question
Find the third proportion of 16 and 8.
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Solution
We have to find c such that
16
:
8
=
8
:
c
. Thus
c
=
8
2
16
=
64
16
=
4
.
Hence the third proportion of
16
and
8
is
4
.
In a proportion
a
:
b
=
c
:
d
, we say d is the fourth proportion of
a
,
b
,
c
.
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