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Question
If (4x2 + xy) : (3xy – y2) = 12 : 5, find (x + 2y) : (2x + y).
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Solution
(4x2 + xy) : (3xy – y2) = 12 : 5
⇒ `(4x^2 + xy)/(3xy - y^2) = (12)/(5)`
⇒ 20x2 + 5xy = 36xy – 12y2
⇒ 20x2 + 5xy – 36xy + 12y2 = 0
⇒ `(20x^2)/y^2 - (31xy)/y^2 + (12y^2)/y^2` = 0 ...(Dividing by y2)
⇒ `20(x/y)^2 - 31(x /y) + 12` = 0
⇒ `20(x/y)^2 - 15(x /y) -16(x/y) + 12` = 0
⇒ `5(x/y)[4(x/y) -3] - 4[4(x/y) -3]` = 0
⇒ `[4(x/y) -3][5(x/y) - 4]` = 0
Either `4(x/y) - 3` = 0,
then `4(x/y)` = 3
⇒ `x/y = (3)/(4)`
or `5(x/y) - 4 ` = 0,
then `5(x/y)` = 4
⇒ `x/y = (4)/(5)`
Now `(x + 2y)/(2x + y) = (x/y + 2)/(2x/y + 1)` ...(Dividing by y)
(a) When `x/y = (3)/(4)`, then
= `(x/y + 2)/(2x/y + 1)`
= `(3/4 + 2)/(2 xx 3/4 + 1)`
= `(11/4)/(3/2 + 1)`
= `(11/4)/(5/2)`
= `(11)/(4) xx (2)/(5)`
= `(11)/(10)`
∴ (x + 2y) : (2x + y) = 11 : 10
(b) When `x/y = (4)/(5)`, then
`(x + 2y)/(2x + y)`
= `(x/y + 2)/(2x/y + 1)`
= `(4/5 + 2)/(2 x 4/5 + 1)`
= `(14/5)/(8/5 + 1)` ...(Dividing by y)
= `(14/5)/(13/5)`
= `(14)/(5) xx (5)/(13)`
= `(14)/(13)`
Hence `(x + 2y)/(x2 + y)`
= `(11)/(10) or (14)/(13)`
∴ (x + 2y) : (2x + y) = 11 : 10 or 14 : 13
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