Properties of proportion - class-XII

Properties of proportion including invertendo, alternendo, dividendo, componendo, and addendo with applications

35 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If two ratios are equal then their inverse ratios are equal. This property is known as

  1. Dividendo property
  2. Invertendo property
  3. Componendo property
  4. Alternendo property
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\dfrac {x}{y}=\dfrac {3}{4}$ and $\dfrac {x}{2z}=\dfrac {3}{2}$, then $\dfrac {2x+z}{x-2z}+\left (\dfrac {6}{7}+\dfrac {y-x}{y+x}\right )$ will be equivalent to

  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 11
  4. 12
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $a=2+\sqrt 3$ then the value of $a+\frac {1}{a}$ is

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After applying invertendo to $3:7::2:9$ we get

  1. $3:7::2:9$
  2. $3:2::7:9$
  3. $9:7::2:3$
  4. $7:3::9:2$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $x=7-4\sqrt 3$, the value of $x^2+\displaystyle\frac{1}{x^2}$ will be

  1. $146$
  2. $148$
  3. $194$
  4. $196$
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $x=3+\sqrt 8$ then the value of $x^2+\frac {1}{x^2}$ is

  1. 30
  2. 32
  3. 34
  4. 36
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $a : b :: c : d$ then $b : a :: d : c$. This property is known as :

  1. Invertendo property
  2. Alternendo property
  3. Componendo property
  4. Dividendo property
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After applying invertendo to $31:15::18:19$  we get $15:a::b:18$ 
What is the value of $a+b$

  1. $40$
  2. $50$
  3. $30$
  4. $60$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the value of $a$ and $b$ respectively
After applying invertendo to $2:5::3:9$  we get $a:2::9:b$ 

  1. $9$ and $2$
  2. $2$ and $9$
  3. $3$ and $5$
  4. $5$ and $3$
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Here 'x' in the following is : $\dfrac{\sqrt{a+x}+\sqrt{a-x}}{\sqrt{a+x}-\sqrt{a-x}}=b$

  1. $\dfrac{2ab}{(b^2+1)}$
  2. $\dfrac{2ab}{a+b}$
  3. $\dfrac{a+b}{2ab}$
  4. $\dfrac{b^2+1}{2ab}$
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After applying invertendo to $30:50::80:20$  we get $50:a::b:80$ 
Find the value of $a-b$

  1. $10$
  2. $20$
  3. $30$
  4. $40$
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After applying invertendo to $1:2::3:4$ we get

  1. $1:2::3:4$
  2. $2:1::4:3$
  3. $1:3::2:4$
  4. $4:2::3:1$
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After applying invertendo to $9:12::13:40$ we get

  1. $9:13::12:40$
  2. $40:12::13:9$
  3. $9:12::13:40$
  4. $12:9::40:13$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\dfrac { a }{ b } =\dfrac { b }{ c } =\dfrac { c }{ d }$ then $\dfrac { { b }^{ 3 }+{ c }^{ 3 }+{ d }^{ 3 } }{ { a }^{ 3 }+{ b }^{ 3 }+{ c }^{ 3 } }$ will be equal to

  1. $\dfrac{a}{b}$
  2. $\dfrac{b}{c}$
  3. $\dfrac{c}{d}$
  4. $\dfrac{d}{a}$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\cfrac{{x}^{3}+{x}^{2}+x+1}{{x}^{3}-{x}^{2}+x-1}=\cfrac{{x}^{2}+x+1}{{x}^{2}-x+1}$, then the number of real-value of $x$ satisfying are

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\cfrac{a+3d}{a+9d}=\cfrac{a+d}{a+5d}=k$, then $k$ is equal to $(a,d> 0)$

  1. $\dfrac{1}{2}$
  2. $2$
  3. $6$
  4. $0$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Solve for $x$:

$\dfrac{{2 - 7x}}{{1 - 5x}} = \dfrac{{3 + 7x}}{{4 + 5x}}$

  1. $\dfrac{3}{2}$
  2. $\dfrac{1}{2}$
  3. $\dfrac{3}{4}$
  4. $\dfrac{1}{4}$
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A naughty student breaks the pencil in such a way that the ratio of two broken parts is same as that of the original length of the pencil to one of the larger part of the pencil, The ratio of the other part to the original length of pencil is:

  1. $1 :2 \sqrt{5}$
  2. $2 : (3+\sqrt{5})$
  3. $2 : \sqrt{5}$
  4. $can't\ be\ determined $
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\dfrac{7a-3b}{7c-3d}=1, then\ \dfrac{a}{b}=\dfrac{d}{c}$

  1. True
  2. False
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If  a/b = x/y = p/q , then $\dfrac{6a + 9x + 2p}{6b + 9y + 2q}$ = _________. 

  1. a/b
  2. x/y
  3. p/q
  4. All of these
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Three numbers $A,B$ and $C$ are in the ratio $12\colon15\colon25$. If the sum of these numbers is $312$, find the ratio between the difference of $A$ and $B$ and the difference of $C$ and $B$.

  1. $\;3\colon7$
  2. $\;10\colon3$
  3. $\;3\colon10$
  4. $\;7\colon3$
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mark the correct alternative of the following.
If $x : y =1 : 1$, then $\dfrac{3x+4y}{5x+6y}=?$

  1. $\dfrac{7}{11}$
  2. $\dfrac{17}{11}$
  3. $\dfrac{17}{23}$
  4. $\dfrac{4}{5}$
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The given property $a : b :: c : d$ then $(a - b) : b :: (c - d) : d.$ is known as

  1. Alternendo property
  2. Dividendo property
  3. Componendo property
  4. Invertendo Property
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After applying invertendo to $1:2::8:9$ we get:

  1. $2:1::9:8$
  2. $1:8::2:9$
  3. $8:9::1:2$
  4. $1:9::8:2$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The given property $a : b :: c : d$ then $a : c :: b : d$ is known as:

  1. Componendo property
  2. Dividendo property
  3. Invertendo property
  4. Alternendo property
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\displaystyle \frac{x}{y}=\frac{6}{5}$ then $\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}+y^{2}}{x^{2}-y^{2}}$ is:

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{36}{25}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{25}{36}$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{61}{11}$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{11}{61}$
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $x=\cfrac { 4ab }{ a+b } $ then value of $\cfrac { x+2a }{ x-2a } +\cfrac { x+2b }{ x-2b } $

  1. $a$
  2. $b$
  3. $0$
  4. $2$
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $a : b = c : d = e : f$, then the value of each ratio is $(a + c + e) : (b + d + f)$
This property is called as 

  1. Componendo property
  2. Convertendo property
  3. Addendo property
  4. Dividendo property
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 $\dfrac{a+be^y}{a-be^y} = \dfrac{b+ce^y}{b-ce^y}  =  \dfrac{c+de^y}{c-de^y}$, then $a,b,c,d$  are  in

  1. $A.P.$
  2. $G.P.$
  3. $H.P.$
  4. $A.G.P.$
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\cfrac { { a }^{ 3 }+3a{ b }^{ 2 } }{ 3{ a }^{ 2 }b+{ b }^{ 3 } } =\cfrac { { x }^{ 3 }+3x{ y }^{ 2 } }{ 3{ x }^{ 2 }y+{ y }^{ 3 } } $ then

  1. $bx=ay$
  2. $by=ax$
  3. ${ b }^{ 2 }y={ a }^{ 2 }x$
  4. ${ b }^{ 2 }x={ a }^{ 2 }y$
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $x=\cfrac { 2\sqrt { 5 }  }{ \sqrt { 3 } +\sqrt { 5 }  } $, then what is the value of $\cfrac { x+\sqrt { 5 }  }{ x-\sqrt { 5 }  } +\cfrac { x+\sqrt { 3 }  }{ x-\sqrt { 3 }  } $

  1. $\sqrt {5}$
  2. $\sqrt {3}$
  3. $\sqrt {15}$
  4. $2$
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following ratios is equal to $13:4$ in its simplest form?

  1. $18:8$
  2. $105:36$
  3. $91:28$
  4. $144:250$
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $a : b = 3 : 5$  then $ a - b : a + b =$

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{-1}{4}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}$
  3. $-4$
  4. $4$
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\left( {{p^2} + {q^2}} \right)/\left( {{r^2} + {s^2}} \right) = \left( {pq} \right)/\left( {rs} \right)$, then what is the value of $\left( {p - q} \right)/\left( {p + q} \right)$ in terms of $r$ and $s$?

  1. $\left( {r + s} \right)/\left( {r - s} \right)$
  2. $\left( {r - s} \right)/\left( {r + s} \right)$
  3. $\left( {r + s} \right)/\left( {r s} \right)$
  4. $\left( {r s} \right)/\left( {r - s} \right)$
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $ \displaystyle \frac {1}{x} : \frac {1}{y} : \frac {1}{z} = 2:3:5, $ then $x:y:z =?$

  1. $2:3:5$
  2. $15:10:6$
  3. $5:3:2$
  4. $6:10:15$