| /* | |
| Given the ratio a : b : c = 2 : 3 : 4 | |
| What is c, given a = 40? | |
| A general ratio chain is a_1 : a_2 : a_3 : ... : a_n = r_1 : r2 : r_3 : ... : r_n. | |
| Now each term can be expressed as a_i = r_i * x for some unknown proportional constant x. | |
| If a_k is known it follows that x = a_k / r_k. Substituting x into the first equation yields | |
| a_i = r_i / r_k * a_k. | |
| Given an array r and a given value a_k, the following function calculates all a_i: | |
| */ | |
| function calculateRatios(r, a_k, k) { | |
| const x = Fraction(a_k).div(r[k]); | |
| return r.map(r_i => x.mul(r_i)); | |
| } | |
| // Example usage: | |
| const r = [2, 3, 4]; // Ratio array representing a : b : c = 2 : 3 : 4 | |
| const a_k = 40; // Given value of a (corresponding to r[0]) | |
| const k = 0; // Index of the known value (a corresponds to r[0]) | |
| const result = calculateRatios(r, a_k, k); | |
| console.log(result); // Output: [40, 60, 80] | |