Sequences
Asked by
| 20th Mar, 2009,
10:32: AM
Expert Answer:
Let the numbers be a and b
AM = (a+b)/2 GM = ab
HM = 2ab/(a+b)
AM/GM = 5/4
GM- HM = 8
Subsitute the values we get
(a+b)/2ab = 5/4
Simplifying this we get 4(a/b)2 - 17(a/b)+4 = 0Solving a/b = 4 or 1/4
again ab- 2ab/(a+b) = 8
use a =4b in this and solve to get the values of a and b
Answered by
| 20th Mar, 2009,
07:55: PM
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