2 1 2 1
2 1 2 1
1 1
1 1
or,
2 2
2 2
p p p p
p p p p
x x
x x
[by componendo - dividendo]
1 0.
2
2
2 or,^1
1 1
or,
2
2
2
?
x
p
p
x
p
p p
p
x
Example 8. If ( )
3 3
aa b
a b c
a b
, prove that a,b,c are ordered proportional.
Solution : Given that, ( )
3 3
aa b
a b c
a b
or, ( )
3 3
aa b
a b c
a b
( )
( )( )
or,
2 2
aa b
a b c
a b a ab b
a
a b c
a ab b
(^2) 2
or, [Dividing both sides by (a +b)]
or, a^2 abb^2 a^2 abac
? b^2 ac
?a,b,c are ordered proportional.
Example 9. If
d a
c d
b c
a b
, prove that c a or abcd 0.
Solution : Given that,
d a
c d
b c
a b
or, 1 1
d a
c d
b c
a b
[subtracting 1 from both the sides]
d a
c d d a
b c
a b b c
or,
d a
c a
b c
a c
or,
or 0
d a
a c
b c
a c
,
0
1 1
or, ( ) ̧
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b c d a
a c