Ratio and Proportion

Section 8.1

Daily Homework Quiz

Simplify

each fraction

12/15 14/56 21/6 90/450

Solutions:

4/5, 1/4, 7/2, 1/5

Aim
How

do we find and simplify the ratio of two numbers? How do we use proportions to solve real life problems? (Think-Pair-Share)

Ratios
How

do we write them?

The ratio of a to b can be written as

a/b

to b or a:b

Example 1/Checkpoint 1

Simplify the ratios

12cm a. 4m

12 400 3 100

6 ft b. 18in 72 18

4 1

Example 2

The perimeter of rectangle ABCD is 60 centimeters. The ratio of AB:BC is 3:2. Find the length and width of the rectangle.

Example 2 Continued

Length (l) = 3x Width (w) = 2x 2l + 2w = P 2(3x) + 2(2x) = 60 6x + 4x = 60 10x = 60 x=6 So the length is 18 cm and the width is 12 cm

Checkpoint 2

The perimeter of the isosceles triangle is 56 in. The ratio of LM:MN is 5:4. Find the lengths of the sides and the base of the triangle.

Checkpoint 2 Solution

side + side + base = 56 5x + 5x + 4x = 56 14x = 56 x=4 So the sides are 20 inches and the base is 16 inches

Example 3

The measure of the angles in JKL are in the extended ratio of 1:2:3. Find the measures of the angles. 2x x + 2x + 3x = 180 6x = 180 x 3x x = 30
So the angle measures are 30, 60, and 90

Checkpoint 3

The ratios of the side lengths of DEF to the corresponding side lengths of ABC are 2:1. Find the unknown lengths.

Checkpoint 3 Continued
AB = 4 in DF = 6 in Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find CB.

3 2 4 2 CB 2 9 16 CB 2 25 CB CB 5 in
So EF = 10 in

Terms
Proportion an equation that equates two ratios.
extreme mean

a c b d

mean extreme

The numbers a and d are the extremes of the proportion. The numbers b and c are the means of the proportion.

Properties of Proportions
1. Cross Product Property The product of the extremes equals the product of the means.
If a c , then ad bc. b d

2. Reciprocal Property If two ratios are equal, then their reciprocals are also equal.
a c b d If , then . b d a c

Example 4/Checkpoint 4
Solve the proportions
4 5 a. x 7
b. 3 2 y2 y

5x = 28 x = 28/5

3y = 2(y + 2)
3y = 2y + 4 y=4

Summarizer

Describe two ways to solve a proportion.

You can use the cross product property or the reciprocal property.

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