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

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    If \[{{a}_{1}},{{a}_{2}},....{{a}_{n}}\] are positive real numbers whose product is a fixed number c, then the minimum value of \[{{a}_{1}}+{{a}_{2}}+...\] \[+{{a}_{n-1}}+2{{a}_{n}}\]is [IIT Screening 2002]

    A) \[n{{(2c)}^{1/n}}\]

    B) \[(n+1)\,{{c}^{1/n}}\]

    C) \[2n{{c}^{1/n}}\]

    D) \[(n+1){{(2c)}^{1/n}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    A.M. \[\ge \] G.M. Þ \[\frac{{{a}_{1}}+{{a}_{2}}+....+{{a}_{n-1}}+2{{a}_{n}}}{n}\ge {{({{a}_{1}}.{{a}_{2,}}...{{a}_{n-1}}2{{a}_{n}})}^{\frac{1}{n}}}\ge {{(2c)}^{\frac{1}{n}}}\] \ Minimum value of  


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