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Divide 40 into 4 parts which are in A.P. such that the ratio of product of extremes to the product of means is 2:3?
Asked by Udit Lilhare | 04 Jan, 2014, 03:01: PM
Expert Answer
Let the four parts be a-3d, a-d, a+d, a+3d.
Then,
a-3d+ a-d+ a+d+ a+3d = 40
4a=40
a = 10
Thus, the four parts are 10-3d, 10-d, 10+d, 10+3d.
Now, it is also given that:
ratio of product of extremes to the product of means is 2:3
Thus,
(10-3d)(10+3d)/(10-d)(10+d) = 2/3
100-9d2/100-d2 = 2/3
300-27d2 = 200-2d2
25d2 = 100
d2 = 4
d = 2 or -2
Thus, the four parts (which are in AP) are
4, 8, 12, 16
or
16, 12, 8, 4
Answered by | 05 Jan, 2014, 06:43: PM
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