JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2012

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    If\[\log (p+r)+\log (p+r-2q)=2\log (p-r)\], then \[p,\,\,\,q\] and \[r\] are in

    A) \[AP\]                                  

    B) \[GP\]

    C) \[HP\]                                  

    D)  None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[\log (p+r)+\log (p+r-2q)=2\log (p-r)\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\log [(p+r)(p+r-2q)]=\log {{(p-r)}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{p}^{2}}+pr-2pq+pr+{{r}^{2}}-2qr\]                 \[={{p}^{2}}+{{r}^{2}}-2pr\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[4pr-2pq-2qr=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[2pr=pq+qr\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[2pr=q(p+r)\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[q=\frac{2pr}{p+r}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[p,\,\,q\]and \[r\] are in\[HP\].


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