Q as a percentage of P is equal to P as a percentage of (P + Q). Find ...
Q/p=p/(p+q)
Take inverse of the equation.
And q/p as k
Then u will get equation as k(k+1)=1
Solving the roots ( - b+ (b^2 - 4av)^1/2)/2a
U get k as 0.62 =62%
Q as a percentage of P is equal to P as a percentage of (P + Q). Find ...
To solve this problem, let's assume P and Q to be two numbers.
Given that Q as a percentage of P is equal to P as a percentage of (P + Q), we can express this mathematically as:
(Q/P) * 100 = (P/(P + Q)) * 100
Simplifying further, we have:
Q/P = P/(P + Q)
Cross-multiplying, we get:
Q(P + Q) = P^2
Expanding the equation, we have:
QP + Q^2 = P^2
Rearranging the terms, we get:
Q^2 - P^2 + QP = 0
This equation is a quadratic equation in terms of Q. To solve this equation, we can factorize it as follows:
(Q - P)(Q + P) + QP = 0
(Q - P)(Q + P + Q) = 0
(Q - P)(2Q + P) = 0
This equation holds true when either (Q - P) = 0 or (2Q + P) = 0.
If (Q - P) = 0, then Q = P. However, this doesn't satisfy the given condition that Q as a percentage of P is equal to P as a percentage of (P + Q). Therefore, this solution is not valid.
If (2Q + P) = 0, then Q = -P/2. This solution satisfies the given condition.
Now, we need to find Q as a percentage of P. Let's substitute Q = -P/2 in the equation:
Q/P = (-P/2)/P
Simplifying, we get:
Q/P = -1/2
To express this as a percentage, we multiply by 100:
(Q/P) * 100 = (-1/2) * 100
Q as a percentage of P is equal to -50%.
However, since the options provided are given in positive percentages, we can take the absolute value of -50% to get the positive equivalent, which is 50%.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B: 50%.