Properties of proportion - class-XII
Properties of proportion including invertendo, alternendo, dividendo, componendo, and addendo with applications
Questions
If two ratios are equal then their inverse ratios are equal. This property is known as
- Dividendo property
- Invertendo property
- Componendo property
- Alternendo property
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
- 8
- 9
- 11
- 12
If $a=2+\sqrt 3$ then the value of $a+\frac {1}{a}$ is
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
After applying invertendo to $3:7::2:9$ we get
- $3:7::2:9$
- $3:2::7:9$
- $9:7::2:3$
- $7:3::9:2$
If $x=7-4\sqrt 3$, the value of $x^2+\displaystyle\frac{1}{x^2}$ will be
- $146$
- $148$
- $194$
- $196$
If $x=3+\sqrt 8$ then the value of $x^2+\frac {1}{x^2}$ is
- 30
- 32
- 34
- 36
If $a : b :: c : d$ then $b : a :: d : c$. This property is known as :
- Invertendo property
- Alternendo property
- Componendo property
- Dividendo property
After applying invertendo to $31:15::18:19$ we get $15:a::b:18$
What is the value of $a+b$
- $40$
- $50$
- $30$
- $60$
Find the value of $a$ and $b$ respectively
After applying invertendo to $2:5::3:9$ we get $a:2::9:b$
- $9$ and $2$
- $2$ and $9$
- $3$ and $5$
- $5$ and $3$
Here 'x' in the following is : $\dfrac{\sqrt{a+x}+\sqrt{a-x}}{\sqrt{a+x}-\sqrt{a-x}}=b$
- $\dfrac{2ab}{(b^2+1)}$
- $\dfrac{2ab}{a+b}$
- $\dfrac{a+b}{2ab}$
- $\dfrac{b^2+1}{2ab}$
After applying invertendo to $30:50::80:20$ we get $50:a::b:80$
Find the value of $a-b$
- $10$
- $20$
- $30$
- $40$
After applying invertendo to $1:2::3:4$ we get
- $1:2::3:4$
- $2:1::4:3$
- $1:3::2:4$
- $4:2::3:1$
After applying invertendo to $9:12::13:40$ we get
- $9:13::12:40$
- $40:12::13:9$
- $9:12::13:40$
- $12:9::40:13$
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
- $\dfrac{a}{b}$
- $\dfrac{b}{c}$
- $\dfrac{c}{d}$
- $\dfrac{d}{a}$
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
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
If $\cfrac{a+3d}{a+9d}=\cfrac{a+d}{a+5d}=k$, then $k$ is equal to $(a,d> 0)$
- $\dfrac{1}{2}$
- $2$
- $6$
- $0$
Solve for $x$:
- $\dfrac{3}{2}$
- $\dfrac{1}{2}$
- $\dfrac{3}{4}$
- $\dfrac{1}{4}$
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:
- $1 :2 \sqrt{5}$
- $2 : (3+\sqrt{5})$
- $2 : \sqrt{5}$
- $can't\ be\ determined $
$\dfrac{7a-3b}{7c-3d}=1, then\ \dfrac{a}{b}=\dfrac{d}{c}$
- True
- False
If a/b = x/y = p/q , then $\dfrac{6a + 9x + 2p}{6b + 9y + 2q}$ = _________.
- a/b
- x/y
- p/q
- All of these
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 $B$.
- $\;3\colon7$
- $\;10\colon3$
- $\;3\colon10$
- $\;7\colon3$
Mark the correct alternative of the following.
If $x : y =1 : 1$, then $\dfrac{3x+4y}{5x+6y}=?$
- $\dfrac{7}{11}$
- $\dfrac{17}{11}$
- $\dfrac{17}{23}$
- $\dfrac{4}{5}$
The given property $a : b :: c : d$ then $(a - b) : b :: (c - d) : d.$ is known as
- Alternendo property
- Dividendo property
- Componendo property
- Invertendo Property
After applying invertendo to $1:2::8:9$ we get:
- $2:1::9:8$
- $1:8::2:9$
- $8:9::1:2$
- $1:9::8:2$
The given property $a : b :: c : d$ then $a : c :: b : d$ is known as:
- Componendo property
- Dividendo property
- Invertendo property
- Alternendo property
If $\displaystyle \frac{x}{y}=\frac{6}{5}$ then $\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}+y^{2}}{x^{2}-y^{2}}$ is:
- $\displaystyle \frac{36}{25}$
- $\displaystyle \frac{25}{36}$
- $\displaystyle \frac{61}{11}$
- $\displaystyle \frac{11}{61}$
If $x=\cfrac { 4ab }{ a+b } $ then value of $\cfrac { x+2a }{ x-2a } +\cfrac { x+2b }{ x-2b } $
- $a$
- $b$
- $0$
- $2$
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
- Componendo property
- Convertendo property
- Addendo property
- Dividendo property
$\dfrac{a+be^y}{a-be^y} = \dfrac{b+ce^y}{b-ce^y} = \dfrac{c+de^y}{c-de^y}$, then $a,b,c,d$ are in
- $A.P.$
- $G.P.$
- $H.P.$
- $A.G.P.$
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
- $bx=ay$
- $by=ax$
- ${ b }^{ 2 }y={ a }^{ 2 }x$
- ${ b }^{ 2 }x={ a }^{ 2 }y$
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 } } $
- $\sqrt {5}$
- $\sqrt {3}$
- $\sqrt {15}$
- $2$
Which of the following ratios is equal to $13:4$ in its simplest form?
- $18:8$
- $105:36$
- $91:28$
- $144:250$
If $a : b = 3 : 5$ then $ a - b : a + b =$
- $\displaystyle \frac{-1}{4}$
- $\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}$
- $-4$
- $4$
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 $s$?
- $\left( {r + s} \right)/\left( {r - s} \right)$
- $\left( {r - s} \right)/\left( {r + s} \right)$
- $\left( {r + s} \right)/\left( {r s} \right)$
- $\left( {r s} \right)/\left( {r - s} \right)$
If $ \displaystyle \frac {1}{x} : \frac {1}{y} : \frac {1}{z} = 2:3:5, $ then $x:y:z =?$
- $2:3:5$
- $15:10:6$
- $5:3:2$
- $6:10:15$