how to so;ve,If 1/x:1/y:1/z=2:3:5 then what is the value of x,y,z
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Let a=1/x, b=1/y, c=1/z. The ratios sum to 10, so we can represent a+b+c=10n where n is a number.

Therefore a=2/(10n), b=3/(10n), c=5/(10n). The ratio a:b:c=2:3:5.

x=1/a=5n, y=1/b=10n/3, z=1/c=2n.

If we let n=3: x=15, y=10, z=6.

1/15:1/10:1/6 should be 2:3:5. Multiply by 30: 2:3:5, so the ratios are correct.

x, y, z do not have absolute values, only relative values. If we had set n=6 we would have had:

x=30, y=20, z=12; 1/30:1/20:1/12 multiplied by 60: 2:3:5 is the same ratio.

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