Q.If \((3x - 2y) : (x + 3y) = 5 : 6\), then find the ratio \((2x + 5y) : (3x + 4y)\).

\[ \frac{3x - 2y}{x + 3y} = \frac{5}{6} \] ⇒ \(6(3x - 2y) = 5(x + 3y)\) ⇒ \(18x - 12y = 5x + 15y\) ⇒ \(18x - 5x = 15y + 12y\) ⇒ \(13x = 27y\) ⇒ \(\frac{x}{y} = \frac{27}{13}\) ⇒ \(x : y = 27 : 13\) Let \(x = 27k\) and \(y = 13k\), where \(k \ne 0\) Now, \[ (2x - 5y) : (3x + 4y) = (2 \times 27k - 5 \times 13k) : (3 \times 27k + 4 \times 13k) = (54k - 65k) : (81k + 52k) = -11k : 133k = -11 : 133 \]
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