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If the AM and GM between two numbers are in the ratio m ∶ n, then what is the ratio between the two numbers?1. \(\dfrac{m + \sqrt{m^2 - n^2}}{m-\sqrt{m^2 - n^2}}\)2. \(\dfrac{m+n}{m-n}\)3. \(\dfrac{m^2 - n^2}{m^2 + n^2}\)4. \(\dfrac{m^2 + n^2 - mn}{m^2 + n^2 + mn}\)

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : \(\dfrac{m + \sqrt{m^2 - n^2}}{m-\sqrt{m^2 - n^2}}\)

Concept:

If A is the arithmetic mean of numbers a and b and is given by ⇔ A =  (a + b)/2

If G is the geometric mean of the numbers a and b and is given by  ⇔ G = \(\rm \sqrt{ab}\)

 

Calculation:

Let the numbers be a and b 

According to given condition,

\(\rm \frac{a+b}{2\sqrt {ab}}=\frac m n\)

Applying componendo and dividendo, we get 

\(\begin{array}{l} \rm \frac{a+b+2 \sqrt{a b}}{a+b-2 \sqrt{a b}}=\frac{m+n}{m-n} \\ \rm \frac{(\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{b})^{2}}{(\sqrt{a}-\sqrt{b})^{2}}=\frac{m+n}{m-n} \\ \rm \frac{(\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{b})}{(\sqrt{a}-\sqrt{b})}=\frac{\sqrt{m+n}}{\sqrt{m-n}} \end{array}\)

Applying componendo and dividendo again, we get 

\( \rm \frac{(\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{b})+(\sqrt{a}-\sqrt{b})}{(\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{b})-(\sqrt{a}-\sqrt{b})}=\frac{\sqrt{m+n}+\sqrt{m-n}}{\sqrt{m+n}-\sqrt{m-n}} \)

Squaring both sides, we get

\(\rm \frac{a}{b}=\left(\frac{\sqrt{m+n}+\sqrt{m-n}}{\sqrt{m+n}-\sqrt{m-n}}\right)^{2} \)

\(\rm\frac{a}{b}=\frac{2 m+\sqrt{m^{2}-n^{2}}}{2 m-2 \sqrt{m^{2}-n^{2}}} \\ \rm \frac{a}{b}=\frac{m+\sqrt{m^{2}-n^{2}}}{m-\sqrt{m^{2}-n^{2}}}\)

Hence, option (1) is correct.


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