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What is ratio? Decscrib it's properties. Types .
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- In mathematics, a ratio indicates how many times one number contains another.
- For example, if there are eight oranges and six lemons in a bowl of fruit, then the ratio of oranges to lemons is eight to six. Similarly, the ratio of lemons to oranges is 6∶8 and the ratio of oranges to the total amount of fruit is 8∶14.
- 1.1 Properties of Ratio:
- A ratio remains the same if both antecedent and consequent are multiplied or divided by the same non-zero number, ... a/b = (a/p) / (b/p) = (a/q) / (b/q) , p, q ≠0.
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A ratio is a comparison of two quantities of same kind (with same units) by division. The ratio of to is written as or .
In the ratio , and are called terms of the ratio. '' is the antecedent and '' is the consequent.
- The ratio of two quantities can be formed, only when both the quantities are expressed in same units.
- The order of the terms in a ratio is very important
- The value of a ratio remains unaltered if the given ratio is multiplied or divided by the same non-zero quantity. Suppose, , and are non-zero real numbers. Then, and .
Let and be two ratios, then
- Ratios can be compared by expressing the ratios as fractions and then, converting them into decimal numbers.
- It can also be compared by converting them to their equivalent fraction of common denominator.
- Compounded ratio: The compounded ratio of and is .
- Duplicate ratio: The duplicate ratio of is .
- Sub- duplicate ratio: The sub- duplicate ratio of is .
- Triplicate ratio: The triplicate ratio of is .
- Inverse ratio: The inverse ratio of is , i.e, .
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