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Consider two G.Ps. 2, 22, 23, ..... and 4, 42, 43, .... of 60 and n terms respectively. If the geometric mean of all the 60 + n terms is , then is equal to :
- A560
- B1540
- C1330
- D2600
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Correct answer: A, 560
- Interpret the two G.P.s
The notation means:
- First G.P.: with terms.
- Second G.P.: with terms.
So the terms are:
and
Since , the second G.P. contributes terms
- Use the formula for geometric mean
The geometric mean of all terms is
Hence,
Now compute the product directly.
- Product of the first G.P.
Using
we get
- Product of the second G.P.
Since ,
- Total product
Therefore,
Equating with the geometric mean expression:
So,
- Solve for
First compute:
Let us do it carefully:
Thus,
Multiply by :
So,
Now factorize:
Since , the roots are
But is the number of terms, so it must be an integer. Hence,
- Evaluate
We need
Expand:
For ,
Therefore,
- Check with options
The value is
So the correct option is:
A
- Comparison with stored answer
Stored correct answer: C (1330)
Our derived answer is A (560). Hence the stored answer appears to be incorrect.
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