Professional Documents
Culture Documents
v. (x + y)2 , x 3 − xy − 2y 2
let x be the third proportional to
(x + y)2 ∶ (x 2 − xy − 2y 2 ) ∶ ∶ (x 2 − xy − 2y 2 )
∶ c
product of Extremes = product of Means
Exercise 3.3 (x − y)2 × c = (x 2 − xy − 2y 2 )
Question No.1 find third proportional to × (x 2 − xy − 2y 2 )
i. 6,12 (x − xy − 2y 2 ) × (x 2 − xy − 2y 2 )
2
c=
let x be the third proportional to (x + y)2
6 ∶ 12 ∶ ∶ 12 ∶ x (x − xy − 2y 2 )2
2
p 3 + q3 ∶ c
× 2
p − q2 product of Extremes = Product of means
p−q p−q x 2 − 11x + 24 × c
c= 2 ×
p − pq + q2 p2 − pq + q2 = (x − 3) × (5x 4 − 40x 3 )
(p + q)(p2 − pq + q2 ) (x − 3) × (5x 4 − 40x 3 )
× c=
(p − q)(p + q) x 2 − 11x + 24
p−q (x − 3)5x 3 (x − 8)
c= 2 c= 2
p − pq + q2 x − 8x − 3x + 24
Question No.2 find a fourth proportional to 5x 3 (x − 3)(x − 8)
i. 5,8,15 c=
x(x − 8) − 3(x − 8)
let x be the fourth proportional 5x 3 (x − 3)(x − 8)
5 ∶ 8 ∶ ∶ 15 ∶ x c=
(x − 3)(x − 8)
product of Extremes = Product of means c = 5x 3
5x = 8 × 15 v. p3 + q3 , p2 − q2 , p2 − pq + q2
8 × 15
x= let x be the fourth proportional
5 p + q3 ∶ p2 − q2 ∶ ∶ p2 − pq + q2 ∶ c
3
x= 8×3
product of Extremes = Product of means
x = 24
p3 + q3 × c = p2 − q2 × p2 − pq + q2
ii. 4x 2 , 2x 3 , 18x 5
p2 − q2 × p2 − pq + q2
let x be the fourth proportional c=
p 3 + q3
4x 2 ∶ 2x 3 ∶ ∶ 18x 5 ∶ c
(p − q)(p + q)(p2 − pq + q2 )
product of Extremes = Product of means c=
4x 4 × c = 2x 3 × 18x 5 p 3 + q3
2x 3 × 18x 5 (p − q)(p3 + q3 )
c= c=
4x 4 p 3 + q3
36x 8 c = (p − q)
c= vi. (p − q )(p + pq + q2 ), p3 + q3 , p3 − q3
2 2 2
4x 4
c = 9x 4 let x be the fourth proportional
iii. 15a5 b6 , 10a2 b5 , 21a3 b3 (p − q2 )(p2 + pq + q2 ) ∶ p3 + q3 ∶
2