Prove that $\frac{a}{b}=\frac{c}{d}$ iff $\frac{d}{c}=\frac{b}{a}$ with this definition...

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I need to prove that $\frac{a}{b}=\frac{c}{d}$ iff $\frac{d}{c}=\frac{b}{a}$ using this definition (Eudoxus Def.):

$\frac{a}{b}=\frac{c}{d}$ iff for any positive integers $p$ and $q$ it holds

(1) $pa>qb$ iff $pc>qd$

(2) $pa=qb$ iff $pc=qd$

(3) $pa<qb$ iff $pc<qd$

My approach has been using algebra to obtain each of the same conditions for $\frac{d}{c}=\frac{b}{a}$ without luck, but I've been using algebra for (2) like this:

If $pa=qb$ then $\frac{p}{q}=\frac{b}{a}$ iff $pc=qd$ then $\frac{p}{q}=\frac{d}{c}$. Therefor $\frac{d}{c}=\frac{b}{a}$.

This is a right approach? How should I faced the other two conditions?

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Assume $\frac{a}{b}=\frac{c}{d}$. Then for any positive integers k and h

(1) ka>hb iff kc>hd

(2) ka=hb iff kc=hd and

(3) ka$<$hb iff kc$<$hd

Flipping the iff statements we get,

(1) kc>hd iff ka>hb

(2) kc=hd iff ka=hb and

(3) kc$<$hd iff ka$<$hb

Flipping the order of the inequalities we get

(1) hd>kc iff hb>ka

(2) hd=kc iff hb=ka and

(3) hd$<$kc iff hb$<$ka

h and k are arbitrary integers so the criteria are true for all integers, so $\frac{d}{c}=\frac{b}{a}$