Notes For Today: Questions/Main Ideas/Vocabulary Terms Answers/Thoughts/Examples/Definitions
Notes For Today: Questions/Main Ideas/Vocabulary Terms Answers/Thoughts/Examples/Definitions
Bergstrom Objective(s) for the Day: Students will be able to: Standard(s): Vocabulary:
Section 5.3
Answers/Thoughts/Examples/Definitions
proportion an equation stating that two ratios are equal
Two ways to test if ratios form a proportion. Way #1) Write both ratios in simplest form, then test if they are equal
Example 1:
4 6 , 10 15
4 5 , 8 9
2 2 , yes 5 5
Example 2:
4 5 Example 2: , 8 9 1 2 5 9
, no
Way #2) Find the cross products of the ratios cross products cross products two products found by multiplying the denominator of each ratio by the numerator of the other ratio
Example 3:
6 3 , 14 7
Example 3:
6 3 , 14 7
6 7 14 3 42 42