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Proportional Reasoning-1

CBSE · Class 8 · Mathematics

Quick revision notes for Proportional Reasoning-1 — CBSE Class 8 Mathematics. Key concepts, formulas, and definitions for last-minute revision.

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1

Understanding Similarity and Proportional Change

  • When images are resized, they look similar only when both width and height change by the same factor
  • If dimensions change by different factors, the image appears distorted
  • Proportional change means all related quantities change by the same multiplication factor
2

Ratios and Their Properties

  • A ratio a:b means for every 'a' units of first quantity, there are 'b' units of second quantity
  • The numbers in a ratio are called terms of the ratio
  • Ratios can be simplified by dividing both terms by their HCF
3

Proportion and Cross Multiplication

  • Two ratios are in proportion if they are equal in their simplest forms
  • Proportion is written as a:b::c:d (read as 'a is to b as c is to d')
  • For proportional ratios, ad = bc (cross multiplication property)
4

Problem Solving with Proportional Reasoning

  • Identify what quantities are related proportionally in word problems
  • Set up the proportion with consistent units
  • Use cross multiplication to solve for unknown quantities

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When two quantities change byA ratioA ratio is in its simplestTwo ratiosAn ancient method to solve proportion

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