Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 9 Maths Solutions covers the Practice Set 4.5 Algebra 9th Class Maths Part 1 Answers Solutions Chapter 4 Ratio and Proportion.
9th Standard Maths 1 Practice Set 4.5 Chapter 4 Ratio and Proportion Textbook Answers Maharashtra Board
Class 9 Maths Part 1 Practice Set 4.5 Chapter 4 Ratio and Proportion Questions With Answers Maharashtra Board
   Question 1.
   
   Which number should be subtracted from 12, 16 and 21 so that resultant numbers are in continued proportion?
   
   Solution:
   
   Let the number to be subtracted be x.
   
   ∴ (12 – x), (16 – x) and (21 – x) are in continued proportion.
   
    
   
   ∴ 84 – 4x = 80 – 5x
   
   ∴ 5x – 4x = 80 – 84
   
   ∴ x = -4
   
   ∴ -4 should be subtracted from 12,16 and 21 so that the resultant numbers in continued proportion.
  
   Question 2.
   
   If (28 – x) is the mean proportional of (23 – x) and (19 – x), then find the value ofx.
   
   Solution:
   
   (28 – x) is the mean proportional of (23 – x) and (19-x). …[Given]
   
    
   
   ∴ -5(19 – x) = 9(28 – x)
   
   ∴ -95 + 5x = 252 – 9x
   
   ∴ 5x + 9x = 252 + 95
   
   ∴ 14x = 347
   
   ∴ x = \(\frac { 347 }{ 14 }\)
  
   Question 3.
   
   Three numbers are in continued proportion, whose mean proportional is 12 and the sum of the remaining two numbers is 26, then find these numbers.
   
   Solution:
   
   Let the first number be x.
   
   ∴ Third number = 26 – x
   
   12 is the mean proportional of x and (26 – x).
   
   ∴ \(\frac { x }{ 12 }\) = \(\frac { 12 }{ 26 – x }\)
   
   ∴ x(26 – x) = 12 x 12
   
   ∴ 26x – x
   
    2
   
   = 144
   
   ∴ x
   
    2
   
   – 26x + 144 = 0
   
   ∴ x
   
    2
   
   – 18x – 8x + 144 = 0
   
   ∴ x(x – 18) – 8(x – 18) = 0
   
   ∴ (x – 18) (x – 8) = 0
   
   ∴ x = 18 or x = 8
   
   ∴ Third number = 26 – x = 26 – 18 = 8 or 26 – x = 26 – 8 = 18
   
   ∴ The numbers are 18, 12, 8 or 8, 12, 18.
  
   Question 4.
   
   If (a + b + c)(a – b + c) = a
   
    2
   
   + b
   
    2
   
   + c
   
    2
   
   , show that a, b, c are in continued proportion.
   
   Solution:
   
   (a + b + c)(a – b + c) = a
   
    2
   
   + b
   
    2
   
   + c
   
    2
   
   …[Given]
   
   ∴ a(a – b + c) + b(a – b + c) + c(a – b + c) = a2 + b2 + c2
   
   ∴ a
   
    2
   
   – ab + ac + ab – b
   
    2
   
   + be + ac – be + c
   
    2
   
   = a
   
    2
   
   + b
   
    2
   
   + c
   
    2
   
   
   ∴ a
   
    2
   
   + 2ac – b
   
    2
   
   + c
   
    2
   
   = a
   
    2
   
   + b
   
    2
   
   + c
   
    2
   
   
   ∴ 2ac – b
   
    2
   
   = b
   
    2
   
   
   ∴ 2ac = 2b
   
    2
   
   
   ∴ ac = b
   
    2
   
   
   ∴ b
   
    2
   
   = ac
   
   ∴ a, b, c are in continued proportion.
  
   Question 5.
   
   If \(\frac { a }{ b }\) = \(\frac { b }{ c }\) and a, b, c > 0, then show that,
   
   i. (a + b + c)(b – c) = ab – c
   
    2
   
   
   ii. (a
   
    2
   
   + b
   
    2
   
   )(b
   
    2
   
   + c
   
    2
   
   ) = (ab + be)
   
    2
   
   
   iii. \(\frac{a^{2}+b^{2}}{a b}=\frac{a+c}{b}\)
   
   Solution:
   
   Let \(\frac { a }{ b }\) = \(\frac { b }{ c }\) = k
   
   ∴ b = ck
   
   ∴ a = bk =(ck)k
   
   ∴ a = ck
   
    2
   
   …(ii)
  
   i. (a + b + c)(b – c) = ab – c
   
    2
   
   
   L.H.S = (a + b + c) (b – c)
   
   = [ck
   
    2
   
   + ck + c] [ck – c] … [From (i) and (ii)]
   
   = c(k
   
    2
   
   + k + 1) c (k – 1)
   
   = c
   
    2
   
   (k
   
    2
   
   + k + 1) (k – 1)
   
   R.H.S = ab – c
   
    2
   
   
   = (ck
   
    2
   
   ) (ck) – c
   
    2
   
   … [From (i) and (ii)]
   
   = c
   
    2
   
   k
   
    3
   
   – c
   
    2
   
   
   = c
   
    2
   
   (k
   
    3
   
   – 1)
   
   = c
   
    2
   
   (k – 1) (k
   
    2
   
   + k + 1) … [a
   
    3
   
   – b
   
    3
   
   = (a – b) (a
   
    2
   
   + ab + b
   
    2
   
   ]
   
   ∴ L.H.S = R.H.S
   
   ∴ (a + b + c) (b – c) = ab – c
   
    2
   
  
   ii. (a
   
    2
   
   + b
   
    2
   
   )(b
   
    2
   
   + c
   
    2
   
   ) = (ab + bc)
   
    2
   
   
   b = ck; a = ck
   
    2
   
   
   L.H.S = (a
   
    2
   
   + b
   
    2
   
   ) (b
   
    2
   
   + c
   
    2
   
   )
   
   = [(ck
   
    2
   
   ) + (ck)
   
    2
   
   ] [(ck)
   
    2
   
   + c
   
    2
   
   ] … [From (i) and (ii)]
   
   = [c
   
    2
   
   k
   
    4
   
   + c
   
    2
   
   k
   
    2
   
   ] [c
   
    2
   
   k
   
    2
   
   + c
   
    2
   
   ]
   
   = c
   
    2
   
   k
   
    2
   
   (k
   
    2
   
   + 1) c
   
    2
   
   (k
   
    2
   
   + 1)
   
   = c4k
   
    2
   
   (k
   
    2
   
   + 1)
   
    2
   
   
   R.H.S = (ab + bc)
   
    2
   
   
   = [(ck
   
    2
   
   ) (ck) + (ck)c]
   
    2
   
   …[From (i) and (ii)]
   
   = [c
   
    2
   
   k
   
    3
   
   + c
   
    2
   
   k]
   
    2
   
   
   = [c
   
    2
   
   k (k
   
    2
   
   + 1)]2 = c
   
    4
   
   (k
   
    2
   
   + 1)
   
    2
   
   
   ∴ L.H.S = R.H.S
   
   ∴ (a
   
    2
   
   + b
   
    2
   
   ) (b
   
    2
   
   + c
   
    2
   
   ) = (ab + bc)
   
    2
   
  
   iii. \(\frac{a^{2}+b^{2}}{a b}=\frac{a+c}{b}\)
   
    
  
   9th Standard Algebra Practice Set 4.5 Question 6. Find mean proportional of \(\frac{x+y}{x-y}, \frac{x^{2}-y^{2}}{x^{2} y^{2}}\).
   
   Solution:
   
   Let a be the mean proportional of \(\frac{x+y}{x-y}\) and \(\frac{x^{2}-y^{2}}{x^{2} y^{2}}\)
   
   