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Let the harmonic mean and the geometric mean of two positive numbers be in the ratio 4:5. Then the two numbers are in the ratio

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1:4
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4:1
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3:4
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4:3
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Solution

The correct options are
A 1:4
B 4:1
Let the numbers are a and b, so
H.M.=2aba+b
G.M.=ab
Given, H.M.:G.M.=4:5
2aba+bab=45
2aba+b=45
2(a+b)=5ab

Squaring both the sides
4(a2+2ab+b2)=25ab
4a216ab+4b2=0
(a4b)(4ab)=0
ab=4,14
Hence, the correct answer is option (A) and (B).


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