Mathematics
Fill in the blanks :
(i) Ratio has …………… unit.
(ii) To convert a ratio a : b in its simplest form, we divide a and b by …………… of a and b.
(iii) If a : b : : b : c, then a, b, c are said to be in …………… proportion.
(iv) If a, b, c are in continued proportion, then c is called the …………… proportional to a and b.
(v) In a proportion, the first and fourth terms are called the …………… .
Answer
(i) Ratio has no unit.
(ii) To convert a ratio a : b in its simplest form, we divide a and b by H.C.F. of a and b.
(iii) If a : b : : b : c, then a, b, c are said to be in continued proportion.
(iv) If a, b, c are in continued proportion, then c is called the third proportional to a and b.
(v) In a proportion, the first and fourth terms are called the extremes.