Permutations And Combinations

Question
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The A.M. of two numbers is 3 times their G.M. Show that the numbers are in the ratio

3 plus 2 square root of 2 colon space space 3 minus 2 square root of 2.

Solution

Let a and b be two numbers.
                       A.M = fraction numerator straight a plus straight b over denominator 2 end fraction comma  G.M. = space space square root of ab
According to the given condition fraction numerator straight a plus straight b over denominator 2 end fraction space equals space 3 square root of ab space rightwards double arrow space fraction numerator straight a plus straight b over denominator 2 square root of ab end fraction space equals space 3 over 1
Applying componendo and dividendo, we get
                 fraction numerator straight a plus straight b plus 2 square root of ab over denominator straight a plus straight b minus 2 square root of ab end fraction space equals space fraction numerator 3 plus 1 over denominator 3 minus 1 end fraction space space space rightwards double arrow space space space space space fraction numerator left parenthesis square root of straight a plus square root of straight b right parenthesis squared over denominator left parenthesis square root of straight a minus square root of straight b right parenthesis end root squared end fraction space equals space 4 over 2
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Again applying componendo and dividendo, we get
fraction numerator square root of straight a plus square root of straight b plus square root of straight a minus square root of straight b over denominator square root of straight a plus square root of straight b minus square root of straight a plus square root of straight b end fraction space equals space fraction numerator 2 plus square root of 2 over denominator 2 minus square root of 2 end fraction space space space space rightwards double arrow space space space space space fraction numerator 2 square root of straight a over denominator 2 square root of straight b end fraction space equals space fraction numerator 2 plus square root of 2 over denominator 2 minus square root of 2 end fraction

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Squaring both sides, we get
               straight a over straight b space equals space fraction numerator 4 plus 2 plus 2 left parenthesis 2 right parenthesis square root of 2 over denominator 4 plus 2 minus 2 left parenthesis 2 right parenthesis square root of 2 end fraction
rightwards double arrow           straight a over straight b space equals space fraction numerator 6 plus 4 square root of 2 over denominator 6 minus 4 square root of 2 end fraction space equals space fraction numerator 3 plus 2 square root of 2 over denominator 3 minus 2 square root of 2 end fraction

∴    Numbers are in ratio 3 plus 2 square root of 2 colon 3 minus 2 square root of 2



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