Problem of three numbers

3 increasing distinct integers in the range [ 1 , 20 ] [1,20] are randomly chosen. What is the probability that they form a geometric progression?

11 1140 \frac{11}{1140} 1 190 \frac{1}{190} 13 1140 \frac{13}{1140} 2 285 \frac{2}{285}

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1 solution

Otávio Guzzo
Mar 6, 2016

Are possible

C= 20 × 19 × 18 3 × 2 × 1 \frac{20 \times 19 \times 18}{3 \times 2 \times 1} =1140

different choices of 3 integers numbers on [1,20]

Considering all the types of geometric progressions( integers and not integers) the probability would be= 11 1140 \frac{11}{1140}

The integers geometric progressions would be: (1; 2; 4), (1; 3; 9),(1; 4; 16); (2; 4; 8), (2; 6; 18), (3; 6; 12), (4; 8; 16) and (5; 10; 20)

And the not integers geometric progressions would be: (4; 6; 9), (8; 12; 18) and (9; 12; 16)

the sum of all is 11

so p= 11 1140 \frac{11}{1140}

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