Question

the maesure of one is four times the measure of the other? what is the answer for this question?

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the measure of one is four times the measure of the other? what is the answer for this question?

Solution

When some object has a measure which is related to another object's measure, we say about proportion. Proportion give us a linear relationship between some parameters of some objects. For example, the measure of triangle sides is its length. So, if we have 1 side = 10 cm and the other side 40 cm, we can conclude, that the measure of the second side is four times the measure of first side, as $40/10 = 4/1$.

Generally, when we have some object and its measure $x$, and have another object with the related measure $y$, we can say, that $x$ is $k$ times the measure $y$, if:

$$x = k \cdot y$$