1. Product of A.P.? Sum of G.P.?

Algebra Level pending

In my time zone, (UTC +8), it's the night of the 5th day to 2015, so here comes the first question...

Given four terms a 1 a_1 , a 2 a_2 , a 3 a_3 and a 4 a_4 .

Let a 1 a_1 , a 2 a_2 , a 3 a_3 be a arithmetic progression with a product of 20. (i.e. a 1 a 2 a 3 = 20 a_1a_2a_3=20 )

Let a 2 a_2 , a 3 a_3 , a 4 a_4 be a geometric progression with a sum of 15. (i.e. a 2 + a 3 + a 4 = 15 a_2+a_3+a_4=15 )

A closed form is pretty hard to get (even wolfram alpha spits at me...) so something else has to be asked...

Given that a 1 a_1 , a 2 a_2 , a 3 a_3 and a 4 a_4 are in the set of real numbers, and that a 1 < a 2 < a 3 < a 4 a_1<a_2<a_3<a_4 , find the H.M. of a 1 a_1 , a 2 a_2 , a 3 a_3 and a 4 a_4 .

Round the answer off to three significant decimal digits.

A closed form is appreciated (although most likely complicated).


The answer is 0.717.

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