JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Sequence & Series Question Bank Relation between AP., GP. and HP.

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    If \[{{x}^{a}}={{x}^{b/2}}{{z}^{b/2}}={{z}^{c}}\],  then \[a,b,c\] are in

    A) A.P.

    B) G.P.

    C) H.P.

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Let \[{{x}^{a}}={{x}^{b/2}}{{z}^{b/2}}={{z}^{c}}=\lambda \] \[\Rightarrow \]\[x={{\lambda }^{1/a}},\ z={{\lambda }^{1/c}},\ xz={{\lambda }^{2/b}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{\lambda }^{(1/a)+(1/c)}}={{\lambda }^{2/b}}\]\[\Rightarrow \]\[\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{c}=\frac{2}{b}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[a,\ b,\ c\] are in H.P.


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