EQUIMULTIPLES
, the products of quantities
equally multiplied.
Thus, 3a and 3b are Equimultiples of a and b;
and ma and mb are Equimultiples of a and b.
Equimultiples of any quantities, have the same ratio
as the quantities themselves.
Thus a : b :: 3a : 3b :: ma : mb.
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