In this article, we will be discussing a program to find ΔX which is added to the numerator and denominator both of given fraction (a/b) to convert it to another given irreducible fraction (c/d).
For example, let us suppose we have been given with the following values,
a = 4 | b = 2 | c = 4 | d = 3
then ΔX would be 4 such that (a + ΔX)/(b + ΔX) = 8/6 = 2/3
As we know, (a + ΔX)/(b + ΔX) = c/d. Solving this equation for ΔX, we get
ΔX = (bc - ad) / (d - c)
#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int a = 4; int b = 2; int c = 4; int d = 3; int dif = 0; dif = (b*c-a*d)/(d-c); cout << "The value of \u0394x :" << endl; cout << dif << endl; return 0; }
The value of Δx : 4