document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=887955>Question 887955</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the extended proportion x/9= 4/y= y/36 for x and y with x>0 and y>0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #536966 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=536966\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F9=+4%2Fy=+y%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F9=+4%2Fy=+y%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36y%28x%2F9=+4%2Fy=+y%2F36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36y%28x%2F9=+4%2Fy=+y%2F36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4xy=4%2A36=y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4xy=4%2A36=y%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4xy=highlight_green%283%29%2A36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4xy=highlight_green%283%29%2A36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A36=y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A36=y%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first one is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy=27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy=27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the second one is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; so the first one is x=27/y=27/12, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=9%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=9%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Seems strange.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Maybe a mistake, maybe not.  (I found the mistake, outlined in  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28green%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28green%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try differently.  Split the three members from the original equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2Fy=y%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Fy=y%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2%2A6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2%2A6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now back to the first equation again.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=36%2Fy ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=36%2Fy\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=36%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=36%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This second solution seems better.  You can search for any mistake I must have made in the first method.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK THIS LAST SET OF RESULTS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F9=4%2F12=12%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F9=4%2F12=12%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3=1%2F3=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3=1%2F3=1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >---Yes, looks good.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=3, y=12 </SPAN>\n" );
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