Sequence And Series Question 427

Question: If the positive integers a, b, c, d are in AP, then the numbers abc, abd, acd, bcd are in

Options:

HP

AP

GP

D) None of the above

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Given that a, b, c, d are in A.P. $ \Rightarrow ,\frac{1}{a},\frac{1}{b},\frac{1}{c},\frac{1}{d} $ are in H.P.
$ \Rightarrow ,\frac{1}{d},\frac{1}{c},\frac{1}{b},\frac{1}{a} $ are also in H.P. Now, multiply each term by abcd. $ \frac{abcd}{d},\frac{abcd}{c},\frac{abcd}{b},\frac{abcd}{a} $ $ abc,abd,acd,bcd, $ are in H.P.



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