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If the ratio of 2a to b is 8 times the ratio of b to a, th
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If the ratio of 2a to b is 8 times the ratio of b to a, then \(\frac{b}{a}\) could be which of the following?
Indicate all possible choices.
❑ \(-2\)
❑ \(-\frac{1}{2}\)
❑ \(\frac{1}{4}\)
❑ \(\frac{1}{2}\)
❑ \(2\)
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Carcass wrote:
If the ratio of 2a to b is 8 times the ratio of b to a, then \(\frac{b}{a}\) could be which of the following?
Indicate all possible choices.
This can be written as
\(\frac{2a}{b} = \frac{8b}{a}\)
or \(2a^2 =8b^2\)
or \(\frac{b^2}{a^2} = \frac{2}{8} = \frac{1}{4}\)
or \(\frac{b}{a}\) =\(+\frac{1}{2}\) or \(-\frac{1}{2}\) (Taking square root)
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