What does a proportion look like?
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A proportion looks like this:
It means that the quantity a,b,c and d are in the same proportion: the ratio between a and b is the same ratio between c and d.
They are particularly useful in situation when you have an example given, and you want to extrapolate the relationship for another couple.
For example, you can think of the following problem: "Five apples cost 2 dollars. How much will 8 apples cost?"
You can build the proportion
And then solve it for x:
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x^2(3x-2) cubic inches OR in^3
OR
3x { 3 [ 3x ( x - 2 ) + 4 ] } - 8 cubic inches OR in^3
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Volume = v, abc = 3 sides of cube (height, width, length)
Using the formula for volume in a cube,
We can solve this.
If one side is (3x-2)in,
- (3x-2)(x)(x) = v.... x are the other two sides
- x^2(3x-2) = v
x^2(3x-2) cubic inches OR in^3
If all sides are (3x-2)in,
Use the formula,
We can solve this.
- (3x-2)(3x-2)(3x-2) = v
- (3x-2)^3 = v.... 3x = a and -2 = b
- (3x)^3 + [(3)(3x)(2)][2-3x] - (2)^3 = v
- 27x^3 + 18x(2-3x) -8 = v
- (27x^3 + 36x - 54x^2) - 8 = v.. Terms inside brackets - take 3x as common and leave out 8
- 3x(9x^2 -18x +12) = v... Take 3 as common again in the brackets
- 3x [ 3 ([3x^2 -6x] + 4) -8 = v....Take 3x common in the terms in square brackets
- 3x [ 3 [ 3x (x-2) + 4 ]] - 8 = v
- 3x { 3 [ 3x ( x - 2 ) + 4 ] } - 8 = v
3x { 3 [ 3x ( x - 2 ) + 4 ] } - 8 cubic inches OR in^3
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