Ratio and Proportion

(Sheet – 4)
( x + y)
2
x
1. If x, y, z are in continued proportion, prove that: ( y + z )2 =
z

a 2 + b2 + a 2 − b2
2. Given x = Use componendo and dividendo to prove
a 2 + b2 − a 2 − b2
2a 2 x
that: b = x 2 + 1
2

x2 + y 2 1
3. If x 2 − y 2 = 2 , find :
8

x x3 + y 3
(i ) ( ii ) 3 3
y x −y

4. Using componendo and dividendo, find the value of x:

3x + 4 + 3x − 5
=9
3x + 4 − 3x − 5

a +1 + a −1
5. If x = ,
a + 1 − a − 1 using properties of proportion show that:

x2 – 2ax + 1 = 0.
 x3 + 12 x y 3 + 27 y
6. Given 6 x 2 + 8 = 9 y 2 + 27 . Using componendo and dividendo, find x : y.

x y z x 3 y 3 z 3 3xyz
7. If a = b = c show that : a 3 = b3 = c3 = abc

8. If b is the mean proportion between a and c, show that:

a 4 + a 2b 2 + b 4 a 2
=
b4 + b2c 2 + c 4 c 2
7m + 2n 5
9. If 7m − 2n = 3 ,Use properties of proportion to find:

m2 + n 2
(i ) m : n ( ii ) 2 2
m −n