If a,b,c,d are nonzero real numbers such that (a2+b2+c2)(b2+c2+d2)≤(ab+bc+cd)2, then a,b,c,d are in-
A
AP
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GP
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C
HP
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D
AGP
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Solution
The correct option is C GP (a2+b2+c2)(b2+c2+d2)≤(ab+bc+cd)2 Solving this we get b4+c4+a2c2+a2b2+b2d2+b2c2−2ab2c−2bc2d−2abcd≤0 or (b2−ac)2+(c2−db)2+(ad−bc)2≤0 ∴b2−ac=0⇒ba=cb,c2−bd=0⇒cb=dc,ab−bc=0⇒dc=ba ∴ba=cb=dc Hence a,b,c,d are in G.P