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If, 2a+2b3c3d2a2b3c+3d=a+b4c4dab4c+4d\dfrac{2a + 2b - 3c - 3d}{2a - 2b - 3c + 3d} = \dfrac{a + b - 4c - 4d}{a - b - 4c + 4d}, prove that ab=cd\dfrac{a}{b} = \dfrac{c}{d}.

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Given,

2a+2b3c3d2a2b3c+3d=a+b4c4dab4c+4d\Rightarrow \dfrac{2a + 2b - 3c - 3d}{2a - 2b - 3c + 3d} = \dfrac{a + b - 4c - 4d}{a - b - 4c + 4d}

Applying componendo and dividendo, we get :

(2a+2b3c3d)+(2a2b3c+3d)(2a+2b3c3d)(2a2b3c+3d)=(a+b4c4d)+(ab4c+4d)(a+b4c4d)(ab4c+4d)(2a+2b3c3d)+(2a2b3c+3d)(2a+2b3c3d)2a+2b+3c3d=(a+b4c4d)+(ab4c+4d)(a+b4c4d)a+b+4c4d4a6c4b6d=2a8c2b8d2(2a3c)2(2b3d)=2(a4c)2(b4d)2a3c2b3d=a4cb4d2a3ca4c=2b3db4d\Rightarrow \dfrac{(2a + 2b - 3c - 3d) + (2a - 2b - 3c + 3d)}{(2a + 2b - 3c - 3d) - (2a - 2b - 3c + 3d)} = \dfrac{(a + b - 4c - 4d) + (a - b - 4c + 4d)}{(a + b - 4c - 4d) - (a - b - 4c + 4d)} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{(2a + 2b - 3c - 3d) + (2a - 2b - 3c + 3d)}{(2a + 2b - 3c - 3d) - 2a + 2b + 3c - 3d} = \dfrac{(a + b - 4c - 4d) + (a - b - 4c + 4d)}{(a + b - 4c - 4d) - a + b + 4c - 4d} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{4a - 6c}{4b - 6d} = \dfrac{2a - 8c}{2b - 8d} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{2(2a - 3c)}{2(2b - 3d)} = \dfrac{2(a - 4c)}{2(b - 4d)} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{2a - 3c}{2b - 3d} = \dfrac{a - 4c}{b - 4d} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{2a - 3c}{a - 4c} = \dfrac{2b - 3d}{b - 4d}

Cross - multiplying and simplifying:

(2a3c)(b4d)=(a4c)(2b3d)2ab8ad3bc+12cd=2ab3ad8bc+12cd2ab2ab8ad+3ad3bc+8bc+12cd12cd=05bc5ad=05bc=5adbc=adab=cd.\Rightarrow (2a - 3c)(b - 4d) = (a - 4c)(2b - 3d) \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2ab - 8ad - 3bc + 12cd = 2ab - 3ad - 8bc + 12cd \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2ab - 2ab - 8ad + 3ad - 3bc + 8bc + 12cd - 12cd = 0 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 5bc - 5ad = 0 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 5bc = 5ad \\[1em] \Rightarrow bc = ad \\[1em] \therefore \dfrac{a}{b} = \dfrac{c}{d}.

Hence, proved that ab=cd\dfrac{a}{b} = \dfrac{c}{d}.

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