Question

The middle term of cotinued proportion is called:

• A. Antecedent
• B. Mean
• C. Extreme
• D. Consequent

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Mean

If we have three qualities such that the ratio of first to second is equal to the ratio of second to third, we say that the three qualities are in continued proportion. The middle term is called the mean proportional between the first the third terms.

i.e. $a,b$ and $c$ are in continued proportion, if $a:b=b:c$

The second quantity is called the mean proportion between the first and the third.

Then answer is Mean