Given 2 numbers such that their AM is 10 and their GM is 6, what is the HM?
Clarification:
AM - Arithmetic Mean
GM - Geometric Mean
HM - Harmonic Mean
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let two nos are a&b,here AM=10,so a+b/2=10,&GM=6,so ab=36 ,so HM=2ab/a+b,so ans is 3.6
I also used this relationship for this problem. :)
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This is not a full solution just a hint until I post the proof. Edit
AM>GM>HM
To find the relation between AM,GM,HM let us consider two numbers "a"and "b"
AM = 0.5(a+b)
GM = (ab)^0.5
HM = 2ab/a+b
Now by observation AM*HM = GM^2 so now that we have proven this it just substitute and solve. G M 2 = A M ∗ H M ( 6 2 ) / 1 0 ) = 3 . 5
GM= a b
AM= 2 a + b
HM= a + b 2 a b
And from there you can derive the formula.
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How do you know GM, AM, and HM equal their respective relationships with respect to a and b? Please explain. Thanks in advance.
The answer is 3.6 dude
Trigonometrically, you can conclude that: A M G M = G M H M This means that: H M = A M G M × G M or: H M = 1 0 6 × 6 = 3 . 6
We have that AM = a+b/2 = 10 thus a+b = 20, GM = (ab)^1/2 = 6 thus ab = 36, Substitute b = 20-a, then we have a(20-a) = 36, Solve with quadratic equation, we have a= 18, b = 2 or a = 2, b = 18, HM = 2/(1/a+1/b) = 2/(1/18+1/2) = 2/10/18=3.6
From the given, we can find solve for a+b and ab
a+b = 20 ab = 36
^pretty much common sense
1/a + 1/b = (b+a) / (ab)
AM of the reciprocals = ((b+a) / (ab))/2 = (b + a) / (2ab) = (2(36))/(2ab)
get the reciprocal of the AM to get the HM --> 2ab / b + a = 3.6
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We all know the G M 2 = A M × H M part. So I'll just get to the derivation of it.
We know that
GM= a b
AM= 2 a + b
HM= a + b 2 a b
a + b 2 a b = 2 a + b a b × a b
H M = G M 2 × A M 1