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question_answer1)
If the arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means between two distinct positive real numbers be \[A,\ G\] and \[H\] respectively, then the relation between them is [MP PET 1984; Roorkee 1995]
A)
\[A>G>H\] done
clear
B)
\[A>G<H\] done
clear
C)
\[H>G>A\] done
clear
D)
\[G>A>H\] done
clear
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question_answer2)
If the arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means between two positive real numbers be \[A,\ G\] and \[H\], then [AMU 1979, 1982; MP PET 1993]
A)
\[{{A}^{2}}=GH\] done
clear
B)
\[{{H}^{2}}=AG\] done
clear
C)
\[G=AH\] done
clear
D)
\[{{G}^{2}}=AH\] done
clear
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question_answer3)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\] be in A.P. and \[b,\ c,\ d\] be in H.P., then
A)
\[ab=cd\] done
clear
B)
\[ad=bc\] done
clear
C)
\[ac=bd\] done
clear
D)
\[abcd=1\] done
clear
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question_answer4)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in A.P., then\[\frac{a}{bc},\ \frac{1}{c},\ \frac{2}{b}\] are in [MNR 1982; MP PET 2002]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer5)
If the roots of\[a\,(b-c){{x}^{2}}+b\,(c-a)x+c\,(a-b)=0\] be equal, then \[a,\ b,\ c\]are in [RPET 1997]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer6)
If \[{{\log }_{a}}x,\ {{\log }_{b}}x,\ {{\log }_{c}}x\] be in H.P., then \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
H.P. done
clear
C)
G.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer7)
If three numbers be in G.P., then their logarithms will be in [BIT 1992]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer8)
If \[{{p}^{th}},\ {{q}^{th}},\ {{r}^{th}}\] and \[{{s}^{th}}\] terms of an A.P. be in G.P., then \[(p-q),\ (q-r),\ (r-s)\] will be in [MP PET 1993]
A)
G.P. done
clear
B)
A.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer9)
If the arithmetic and geometric means of a and b be \[A\] and \[G\] respectively, then the value of \[A-G\] will be
A)
\[\frac{a-b}{a}\] done
clear
B)
\[\frac{a+b}{2}\] done
clear
C)
\[{{\left[ \frac{\sqrt{a}-\sqrt{b}}{\sqrt{2}} \right]}^{2}}\] done
clear
D)
\[\frac{2ab}{a+b}\] done
clear
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question_answer10)
If \[\frac{1}{b-c},\ \frac{1}{c-a},\ \frac{1}{a-b}\]be consecutive terms of an A.P., then \[{{(b-c)}^{2}},\ {{(c-a)}^{2}},\ {{(a-b)}^{2}}\] will be in
A)
G.P. done
clear
B)
A.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer11)
If \[{{a}^{1/x}}={{b}^{1/y}}={{c}^{1/z}}\]and \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in G.P., then \[x,\ y,\ z\] will be in [IIT 1969; UPSEAT 2001]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer12)
If the arithmetic mean of two numbers be \[A\] and geometric mean be\[G\], then the numbers will be
A)
\[A\pm ({{A}^{2}}-{{G}^{2}})\] done
clear
B)
\[\sqrt{A}\pm \sqrt{{{A}^{2}}-{{G}^{2}}}\] done
clear
C)
\[A\pm \sqrt{(A+G)(A-G)}\] done
clear
D)
\[\frac{A\pm \sqrt{(A+G)(A-G)}}{2}\] done
clear
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question_answer13)
If \[\frac{1}{b-a}+\frac{1}{b-c}=\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{c}\], then \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in [MNR 1984; MP PET 1997; UPSEAT 2000]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
In G.P. and H.P. both done
clear
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question_answer14)
If \[a\] and \[b\] are two different positive real numbers, then which of the following relations is true [MP PET 1982; MP PET 2002]
A)
\[2\sqrt{ab}>(a+b)\] done
clear
B)
\[2\sqrt{ab}<(a+b)\] done
clear
C)
\[2\sqrt{ab}=(a+b)\] done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer15)
If \[{{b}^{2}},\,{{a}^{2}},\,{{c}^{2}}\] are in A.P., then \[a+b,\,b+c,\,c+a\] will be in [AMU 1974]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer16)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in A.P. as well as in G.P., then [MNR 1981]
A)
\[a=b\ne c\] done
clear
B)
\[a\ne b=c\] done
clear
C)
\[a\ne b\ne c\] done
clear
D)
\[a=b=c\] done
clear
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question_answer17)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in G.P. and \[x,\,y\] are the arithmetic means between \[a,\ b\] and \[b,\ c\] respectively, then \[\frac{a}{x}+\frac{c}{y}\]is equal to Roorkee 1969]
A)
0 done
clear
B)
1 done
clear
C)
2 done
clear
D)
\[\frac{1}{2}\] done
clear
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question_answer18)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in A.P. and \[a,\ b,\ d\] in G.P., then \[a,\ a-b,\ d-c\] will be in [Ranchi BIT 1968]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer19)
If \[{{a}^{2}},\ {{b}^{2}},\ {{c}^{2}}\] are in A.P., then \[{{(b+c)}^{-1}},\ {{(c+a)}^{-1}}\] and \[{{(a+b)}^{-1}}\] will be in [Roorkee 1968; RPET 1996]
A)
H.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
A.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer20)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in A.P., then \[\frac{1}{bc},\ \frac{1}{ca},\ \frac{1}{ab}\] will be in [MP PET 1985; Roorkee 1975; DCE 2002]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer21)
If \[x,\ 1,\ z\] are in A.P. and \[x,\ 2,\ z\] are in G.P., then \[x,\ 4,\ z\] will be in [IIT 1965]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer22)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in A.P. and \[|a|,\ |b|,\ |c|\ <1\] and \[x=1+a+{{a}^{2}}+........\infty \]\[y=1+b+{{b}^{2}}+.......\infty \]\[z=1+c+{{c}^{2}}........\infty \] Then\[x,\ y,\ z\] shall be in [Karnataka CET 1995; AIEEE 2005]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer23)
If three unequal non-zero real numbers \[a,\ b,\ c\]are in G.P. and \[b-c,\ c-a,\ a-b\]are in H.P., then the value of \[a+b+c\] is independent of
A)
\[a\] done
clear
B)
\[b\] done
clear
C)
\[c\] done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer24)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\]are in A.P., \[b,\ c,\ d\] are in G.P. and \[c,\ d,\ e\]are in H.P., then \[a,\ c,\ e\] are in [AMU 1988, 2001; MP PET 1993]
A)
No particular order done
clear
B)
A.P. done
clear
C)
G.P. done
clear
D)
H.P. done
clear
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question_answer25)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in G.P., \[a-b,\ c-a,\ b-c\]are in H.P., then \[a+4b+c\]is equal to
A)
0 done
clear
B)
\[1\] done
clear
C)
\[-1\] done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer26)
Given \[{{a}^{x}}={{b}^{y}}={{c}^{z}}={{d}^{u}}\] and \[a,\ b,\ c,\ d\] are in G.P., then \[x,y,z,u\] are in [ISM Dhanbad 1972; Roorkee 1984; RPET 2001]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer27)
If \[{{A}_{1}},\ {{A}_{2}}\] are the two A.M.'s between two numbers \[a\]and \[b\]and \[{{G}_{1}},\ {{G}_{2}}\] be two G.M.'s between same two numbers, then \[\frac{{{A}_{1}}+{{A}_{2}}}{{{G}_{1}}.{{G}_{2}}}=\] [Roorkee 1983; DCE 1998]
A)
\[\frac{a+b}{ab}\] done
clear
B)
\[\frac{a+b}{2ab}\] done
clear
C)
\[\frac{2ab}{a+b}\] done
clear
D)
\[\frac{ab}{a+b}\] done
clear
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question_answer28)
If the A.M. and H.M. of two numbers is 27 and 12 respectively, then G.M. of the two numbers will be [RPET 1987]
A)
9 done
clear
B)
18 done
clear
C)
24 done
clear
D)
36 done
clear
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question_answer29)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in A.P., then \[{{3}^{a}},\ {{3}^{b}},\ {{3}^{c}}\] shall be in [Pb. CET 1990]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer30)
If the \[{{(m+1)}^{th}},\ {{(n+1)}^{th}}\] and \[{{(r+1)}^{th}}\] terms of an A.P. are in G.P. and \[m,\ n,\ r\] are in H.P., then the value of the ratio of the common difference to the first term of the A.P. is [MNR 1989; Roorkee 1994]
A)
\[-\frac{2}{n}\] done
clear
B)
\[\frac{2}{n}\] done
clear
C)
\[-\frac{n}{2}\] done
clear
D)
\[\frac{n}{2}\] done
clear
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question_answer31)
If G.M. = 18 and A.M. = 27, then H.M. is [RPET 1996]
A)
\[\frac{1}{18}\] done
clear
B)
\[\frac{1}{12}\] done
clear
C)
12 done
clear
D)
\[9\sqrt{6}\] done
clear
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question_answer32)
If the A.M. is twice the G.M. of the numbers \[a\] and \[b\], then \[a:b\]will be [Roorkee 1953]
A)
\[\frac{2-\sqrt{3}}{2+\sqrt{3}}\] done
clear
B)
\[\frac{2+\sqrt{3}}{2-\sqrt{3}}\] done
clear
C)
\[\frac{\sqrt{3}-2}{\sqrt{3}+2}\] done
clear
D)
\[\frac{\sqrt{3}+2}{\sqrt{3}-2}\] done
clear
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question_answer33)
\[x+y+z=15\] if \[9,\ x,\ y,\ z,\ a\] are in A.P.; while \[\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z}=\frac{5}{3}\] if \[9,\ x,\ y,\ z,\ a\] are in H.P., then the value of \[a\] will be [IIT 1978]
A)
1 done
clear
B)
2 done
clear
C)
3 done
clear
D)
9 done
clear
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question_answer34)
If 9 A.M.'s and H.M.'s are inserted between the 2 and 3 and if the harmonic mean \[H\]is corresponding to arithmetic mean \[A\], then \[A+\frac{6}{H}=\] [ISM Dhanbad 1987]
A)
1 done
clear
B)
3 done
clear
C)
5 done
clear
D)
6 done
clear
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question_answer35)
If the \[{{p}^{th}},\ {{q}^{th}}\] and \[{{r}^{th}}\]term of a G.P. and H.P. are \[a,\ b,\ c\], then \[a(b-c)\log a+b(c-a)\] \[\log b+c(a-b)\log c=\] [Dhanbad Engg. 1976]
A)
\[-1\] done
clear
B)
0 done
clear
C)
1 done
clear
D)
Does not exist done
clear
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question_answer36)
If \[a,\,b,\ c\] are in A.P. and \[{{a}^{2}},\ {{b}^{2}},\ {{c}^{2}}\] are in H.P., then [MNR 1986, 1988; IIT 1977, 2003]
A)
\[a=b=c\] done
clear
B)
\[2b=3a+c\] done
clear
C)
\[{{b}^{2}}=\sqrt{(ac/8)}\] done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer37)
In the four numbers first three are in G.P. and last three are in A.P. whose common difference is 6. If the first and last numbers are same, then first will be [IIT 1974]
A)
2 done
clear
B)
4 done
clear
C)
6 done
clear
D)
8 done
clear
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question_answer38)
The numbers \[(\sqrt{2}+1),\ 1,\ (\sqrt{2}-1)\] will be in [AMU 1983]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer39)
If the ratio of H.M. and G.M. of two quantities is \[12:13\], then the ratio of the numbers is [RPET 1990]
A)
\[1:2\] done
clear
B)
\[2:3\] done
clear
C)
\[3:4\] done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer40)
If \[\frac{b+a}{b-a}=\frac{b+c}{b-c}\], then\[a,\ b,\ c\] are in
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer41)
If the ratio of two numbers be \[9:1\], then the ratio of geometric and harmonic means between them will be
A)
\[1:9\] done
clear
B)
\[5:3\] done
clear
C)
\[3:5\] done
clear
D)
\[2:5\] done
clear
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question_answer42)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in H.P., then \[\frac{a}{b+c},\ \frac{b}{c+a},\ \frac{c}{a+b}\] are in [Roorkee 1980]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer43)
If \[\frac{x+y}{2},\ y,\ \frac{y+z}{2}\] are in H.P., then \[x,\ y,\ z\]are in [RPET 1989; MP PET 2003]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer44)
If the first and \[{{(2n-1)}^{th}}\] terms of an A.P., G.P. and H.P. are equal and their \[{{n}^{th}}\] terms are respectively \[a,\ b\] and \[c\], then [IIT 1985, 88]
A)
\[a\ge b\ge c\] done
clear
B)
\[a+c=b\] done
clear
C)
\[ac-{{b}^{2}}=0\] done
clear
D)
(a) and (c) both done
clear
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question_answer45)
An A.P., a G.P. and a H.P. have the same first and last terms and the same odd number of terms. The middle terms of the three series are in
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer46)
If \[,a,\ b,\,c\] be in G.P. and \[a+x,\ b+x,\ c+x\] in H.P., then the value of \[x\] is (\[a,\ b,\ c\] are distinct numbers)
A)
\[c\] done
clear
B)
\[b\] done
clear
C)
\[a\] done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer47)
If \[\frac{a+b}{1-ab},\ b,\ \frac{b+c}{1-bc}\] are in A.P., then \[a,\ \frac{1}{b},\ c\] are in
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer48)
If all the terms of an A.P. are squared, then new series will be in
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer49)
If \[2(y-a)\] is the H.M. between \[y-x\] and \[y-z\], then \[x-a,\ y-a,\ z-a\] are in
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer50)
If the ratio of A.M. between two positive real numbers \[a\] and \[b\]to their H.M. is \[m:n\], then \[a:b\] is
A)
\[\frac{\sqrt{m-n}+\sqrt{n}}{\sqrt{m-n}-\sqrt{n}}\] done
clear
B)
\[\frac{\sqrt{n}+\sqrt{m-n}}{\sqrt{n}-\sqrt{m-n}}\] done
clear
C)
\[\frac{\sqrt{m}+\sqrt{m-n}}{\sqrt{m}-\sqrt{m-n}}\] done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer51)
If \[{{\log }_{x}}y,\ {{\log }_{z}}x,\ {{\log }_{y}}z\] are in G.P. \[xyz=64\] and \[{{x}^{3}},\ {{y}^{3}},\ {{z}^{3}}\] are in A.P., then
A)
\[x=y=z\] done
clear
B)
\[x=4\] done
clear
C)
\[x,\ y,\,z\] are in G.P. done
clear
D)
All the above done
clear
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question_answer52)
If three unequal numbers \[p,\ q,\ r\] are in H.P. and their squares are in A.P., then the ratio \[p:q:r\] is
A)
\[1-\sqrt{3}:2:1+\sqrt{3}\] done
clear
B)
\[1:\sqrt{2}:-\sqrt{3}\] done
clear
C)
\[1:-\sqrt{2}:\sqrt{3}\] done
clear
D)
\[1\mp \sqrt{3}:-2:1\pm \sqrt{3}\] done
clear
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question_answer53)
The geometric mean of two numbers is 6 and their arithmetic mean is 6.5 . The numbers are [MP PET 1994]
A)
(3, 12) done
clear
B)
(4, 9) done
clear
C)
(2, 18) done
clear
D)
(7, 6) done
clear
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question_answer54)
If \[\frac{a+bx}{a-bx}=\frac{b+cx}{b-cx}=\frac{c+dx}{c-dx}(x\ne 0)\], then \[a,\ b,\ c,\ d\] are in [RPET 1986]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer55)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in A.P. and \[a,\ c-b,\ b-a\] are in G.P. \[(a\ne b\ne c)\], then \[a:b:c\] is
A)
\[1:3:5\] done
clear
B)
\[1:2:4\] done
clear
C)
\[1:2:3\] done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer56)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in H.P., then for all \[n\in N\] the true statement is [RPET 1995]
A)
\[{{a}^{n}}+{{c}^{n}}<2{{b}^{n}}\] done
clear
B)
\[{{a}^{n}}+{{c}^{n}}>2{{b}^{n}}\] done
clear
C)
\[{{a}^{n}}+{{c}^{n}}=2{{b}^{n}}\] done
clear
D)
None of the above done
clear
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question_answer57)
If A.M. of two terms is 9 and H.M. is 36, then G.M. will be [RPET 1995]
A)
18 done
clear
B)
12 done
clear
C)
16 done
clear
D)
None of the above done
clear
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question_answer58)
If \[{{x}^{a}}={{x}^{b/2}}{{z}^{b/2}}={{z}^{c}}\], then \[a,b,c\] are in
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer59)
If the product of three terms of G.P. is 512. If 8 added to first and 6 added to second term, so that number may be in A.P., then the numbers are [Roorkee 1964]
A)
2, 4, 8 done
clear
B)
4, 8, 16 done
clear
C)
3, 6, 12 done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer60)
If the ratio of H.M. and G.M. between two numbers \[a\] and \[b\] is \[4:5\], then the ratio of the two numbers will be [IIT 1992; MP PET 2000]
A)
\[1:2\] done
clear
B)
\[2:1\] done
clear
C)
\[4:1\] done
clear
D)
\[1:4\] done
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question_answer61)
If the A.M., G.M. and H.M. between two positive numbers \[a\] and \[b\] are equal, then [RPET 2003]
A)
\[a=b\] done
clear
B)
\[ab=1\] done
clear
C)
\[a>b\] done
clear
D)
\[a<b\] done
clear
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question_answer62)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\] are in A.P., then \[{{10}^{ax+10}},\ {{10}^{bx+10}},\ {{10}^{cx+10}}\] will be in [Pb. CET 1989]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. only when \[x>0\] done
clear
C)
G.P. for all values of \[x\] done
clear
D)
G.P. for \[x<0\] done
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question_answer63)
If \[a,\ b,\ c\], d are any four consecutive coefficients of any expanded binomial, then \[\frac{a+b}{a},\ \frac{b+c}{b},\ \frac{c+d}{c}\] are in
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of the above done
clear
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question_answer64)
\[{{\log }_{3}}2,\ {{\log }_{6}}2,\ {{\log }_{12}}2\]are in [RPET 1993, 2001]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of the above done
clear
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question_answer65)
Three non-zero real numbers form an A.P. and the squares of these numbers taken in the same order form a G.P. Then the number of all possible common ratios of the G.P. is
A)
1 done
clear
B)
2 done
clear
C)
3 done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer66)
If \[{{a}^{x}}={{b}^{y}}={{c}^{z}}\,\text{and}\,\,a,b,c\] are in G.P. then \[x,y,z\] are in [Pb. CET 1993; DCE 1999; AMU 1999]
A)
A. P. done
clear
B)
G. P. done
clear
C)
H. P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer67)
If \[{{G}_{1}}\] and \[{{G}_{2}}\] are two geometric means and A the arithmetic mean inserted between two numbers, then the value of \[\frac{G_{1}^{2}}{{{G}_{2}}}+\frac{G_{2}^{2}}{{{G}_{1}}}\]is [DCE 1999]
A)
\[\frac{A}{2}\] done
clear
B)
A done
clear
C)
2 A done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer68)
If \[\log (x+z)+\log (x+z-2y)=2\log (x-z),\,\] then\[x,\,y,\,z\] are in [RPET 1999]
A)
H.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
A.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer69)
If \[\frac{a}{b+c},\frac{b}{c+a},\frac{c}{a+b}\]are in H.P., then \[a,b,c\] are in [RPET 1999]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer70)
If a ,b, c are in A.P., then \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{b}},\,\frac{1}{\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{c}},\] \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{b}+\sqrt{c}}\] are in [Roorkee 1999; Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer71)
The sum of three decreasing numbers in A.P. is 27. If \[-1,\,-1,\,3\] are added to them respectively, the resulting series is in G.P. The numbers are [AMU 1999]
A)
5, 9, 13 done
clear
B)
15, 9, 3 done
clear
C)
13, 9, 5 done
clear
D)
17, 9, 1 done
clear
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question_answer72)
If \[p,\ q,\ r\] are in one geometric progression and \[a,\ b,\ c\] in another geometric progression, then \[cp,\ bq,\ ar\] are in [Roorkee 1998]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
H.P. done
clear
C)
G.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer73)
If first three terms of sequence \[\frac{1}{16},a,b,\frac{1}{6}\] are in geometric series and last three terms are in harmonic series, then the value of \[a\] and \[b\] will be [UPSEAT 1999]
A)
\[a=-\frac{1}{4},b=1\] done
clear
B)
\[a=\frac{1}{12},b=\frac{1}{9}\] done
clear
C)
(a) and (b) both are true done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer74)
Given \[a+d>b+c\] where \[a,\ b,\ c,\ d\] are real numbers, then [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
A)
\[a,\ b,\ c,\ d\] are in A.P. done
clear
B)
\[\frac{1}{a},\ \frac{1}{b},\ \frac{1}{c},\ \frac{1}{d}\] are in A.P. done
clear
C)
\[(a+b),\ (b+c),\ (c+d),\ (a+d)\]are in A.P. done
clear
D)
\[\frac{1}{a+b},\ \frac{1}{b+c},\ \frac{1}{c+d},\ \frac{1}{a+d}\] are in A.P. done
clear
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question_answer75)
If \[{{A}_{1}},\ {{A}_{2}};{{G}_{1}},\ {{G}_{2}}\] and \[{{H}_{1}},\ {{H}_{2}}\] be two A.M.s, G.M.s and H.M.s between two numbers respectively, then\[\frac{{{G}_{1}}{{G}_{2}}}{{{H}_{1}}{{H}_{2}}}\times \frac{{{H}_{1}}+{{H}_{2}}}{{{A}_{1}}+{{A}_{2}}}\] = [RPET 1997]
A)
1 done
clear
B)
0 done
clear
C)
2 done
clear
D)
3 done
clear
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question_answer76)
The common difference of an A.P. whose first term is unity and whose second, tenth and thirty fourth terms are in G.P., is [AMU 2000]
A)
\[\frac{1}{5}\] done
clear
B)
\[\frac{1}{3}\] done
clear
C)
\[\frac{1}{6}\] done
clear
D)
\[\frac{1}{9}\] done
clear
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question_answer77)
Let the positive numbers a, b, c, d be in A.P., then abc, abd acd, bcd are [IIT Screening 2001]
A)
Not in A.P./G.P./H.P. done
clear
B)
In A.P. done
clear
C)
In G.P. done
clear
D)
In H.P. done
clear
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question_answer78)
If in the equation \[a{{x}^{2}}+bx+c=0,\] the sum of roots is equal to sum of square of their reciprocals, then \[\frac{c}{a},\frac{a}{b},\frac{b}{c}\] are in [RPET 2000]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer79)
If a,b,c are in A.P., then \[{{2}^{ax+1}},{{2}^{bx+1}},\,{{2}^{cx+1}},x\ne 0\] are in [DCE 2000; Pb. CET 2000]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. only when \[x>\text{0}\] done
clear
C)
G.P. if \[x<0\] done
clear
D)
G.P. for all \[x\ne 0\] done
clear
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question_answer80)
If \[b+c,\] \[c+a,\] \[a+b\] are in H.P., then \[\frac{a}{b+c},\frac{b}{c+a},\frac{c}{a+b}\] are in [RPET 2000]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer81)
If \[\frac{a}{b},\frac{b}{c},\frac{c}{a}\] are in H.P., then [UPSEAT 2002]
A)
\[{{a}^{2}}b,\,{{c}^{2}}a,\,{{b}^{2}}c\] are in A.P. done
clear
B)
\[{{a}^{2}}b,\,{{b}^{2}}c,\,{{c}^{2}}a\]are in H.P. done
clear
C)
\[{{a}^{2}}b,\,{{b}^{2}}c,\,{{c}^{2}}a\]are in G.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer82)
If A is the A.M. of the roots of the equation \[{{x}^{2}}-2ax+b=0\] and \[G\] is the G.M. of the roots of the equation \[{{x}^{2}}-2bx+{{a}^{2}}=0,\] then [UPSEAT 2001]
A)
\[A>G\] done
clear
B)
\[A\ne G\] done
clear
C)
\[A=G\] done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer83)
If A and G are arithmetic and geometric means and \[{{x}^{2}}-2Ax+{{G}^{2}}=0\], then [UPSEAT 2001]
A)
\[A=G\] done
clear
B)
\[A>G\] done
clear
C)
\[A<G\] done
clear
D)
\[A=-\,G\] done
clear
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question_answer84)
If ln \[(a+c)\], In \[(c-a)\], In \[(a-2b+c)\] are in A.P., then [IIT Screening 1994]
A)
\[a,\ b,\ c\]are in A.P. done
clear
B)
\[{{a}^{2}},\ {{b}^{2}},\ {{c}^{2}}\]are in A.P. done
clear
C)
\[a,\ b,\ c\]are in G.P. done
clear
D)
\[a,\ b,\ c\] are in H.P done
clear
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question_answer85)
If the altitudes of a triangle are in A.P., then the sides of the triangle are in [EAMCET 2002]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
H.P. done
clear
C)
G.P. done
clear
D)
Arithmetico-geometric progression done
clear
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question_answer86)
If \[a,b,c\]are in G.P. then \[{{\log }_{a}}x,{{\log }_{b}}x,{{\log }_{c}}x\] are in [RPET 2002]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer87)
If \[a,\,b,\,c\] are three unequal numbers such that \[a,\,b,\,c\] are in A.P. and b - a, c - b, a are in G.P., then a : b : c is [UPSEAT 2001]
A)
1 : 2 : 3 done
clear
B)
2: 3 : 1 done
clear
C)
1 : 3 : 2 done
clear
D)
3 : 2 : 1 done
clear
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question_answer88)
If \[(y-x),\,\,2(y-a)\] and \[(y-z)\] are in H.P., then \[x-a,\] \[y-a,\] \[z-a\] are in [RPET 2001]
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer89)
If \[a,\,b,\,c\] are in A.P. and \[{{a}^{2}},\,{{b}^{2}},{{c}^{2}}\]are in H.P., then [UPSEAT 2001]
A)
\[a\ne b\ne c\] done
clear
B)
\[{{a}^{2}}={{b}^{2}}=\frac{{{c}^{2}}}{2}\] done
clear
C)
\[a,\,b,\,c\] are in G.P. done
clear
D)
\[\frac{-a}{2},b,c\]are in G.P done
clear
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question_answer90)
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)
\[n{{(2c)}^{1/n}}\] done
clear
B)
\[(n+1)\,{{c}^{1/n}}\] done
clear
C)
\[2n{{c}^{1/n}}\] done
clear
D)
\[(n+1){{(2c)}^{1/n}}\] done
clear
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question_answer91)
If arithmetic mean of two positive numbers is \[A\], their geometric mean is \[G\] and harmonic mean is \[H\], then \[H\]is equal to [MP PET 2004]
A)
\[1.2+2.3+3.4+4.5+.........\] done
clear
B)
\[\frac{G}{{{A}^{2}}}\] done
clear
C)
\[\frac{{{A}^{2}}}{G}\] done
clear
D)
\[\frac{A}{{{G}^{2}}}\] done
clear
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question_answer92)
The harmonic mean between two numbers is
and the geometric mean 24. The greater number them is [UPSEAT 2004]
A)
72 done
clear
B)
54 done
clear
C)
36 done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer93)
When \[\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{c}+\frac{1}{a-b}+\frac{1}{c-d}=0\] and \[b\ne a\ne c\], then \[a,\ b,\ c\] are [MP PET 2004]
A)
In H.P. done
clear
B)
In G.P. done
clear
C)
In A.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer94)
If \[{{a}^{2}},\,{{b}^{2}},\,{{c}^{2}}\] be in A.P., then \[\frac{a}{b+c},\,\frac{b}{c+a},\,\frac{c}{a+b}\] will be in
A)
A.P. done
clear
B)
G.P. done
clear
C)
H.P. done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer95)
If p,q,r are in G.P and \[{{\tan }^{-1}}p\], \[{{\tan }^{-1}}q,{{\tan }^{-1}}r\]are in A.P. then p, q, r are satisfies the relation [DCE 2005]
A)
\[p=q=r\] done
clear
B)
\[p\ne q\ne r\] done
clear
C)
\[p+q=r\] done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer96)
If A.M and G.M of x and y are in the ratio p : q, then x : y is [Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
A)
\[p-\sqrt{{{p}^{2}}+{{q}^{2}}}\]:\[p+\sqrt{{{p}^{2}}+{{q}^{2}}}\] done
clear
B)
\[p+\sqrt{{{p}^{2}}-{{q}^{2}}}\]:\[p-\sqrt{{{p}^{2}}-{{q}^{2}}}\] done
clear
C)
\[p:q\] done
clear
D)
\[p+\sqrt{{{p}^{2}}+{{q}^{2}}}\]:\[p-\sqrt{{{p}^{2}}+{{q}^{2}}}\] done
clear
E)
\[q+\sqrt{{{p}^{2}}-{{q}^{2}}}\]:\[q-\sqrt{{{p}^{2}}-{{q}^{2}}}\] done
clear
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