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BITSAT 2018
Exam
BITSAT
Year
2018
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Sequences and Series

BITSAT 2018 · Mathematics · Sequences and Series

If a, b, c are in GP and loga - 2b, 2b - 3c and 3c - loga are in AP...

If a,b,ca, b, c are in GPGP and loga−log⁡2b,log⁡2b−log⁡3cloga - \log 2b, \log 2b - \log 3c and log⁡3c−loga\log 3c - loga are in APAP, then a,ba, b and cc are the lengths of the sides of a triangle, which is

Options

  1. Aequilateral
  2. Bright angled
  3. Cacute-angled
  4. Dobtuse angled

Correct answer

D. obtuse angled

Step-by-step solution

Given, a,b,ca, b, c are in GPGP.

∴b2=ac∴ b^{2} = ac

and 2(log⁡2b−log⁡3c)=loga−log⁡2b+log⁡3c−loga2\left(\log 2b - \log 3c\right) = loga - \log 2b + \log 3c - loga

⇒b2=ac⇒ b^{2} = ac and 2b=3c2b = 3c

∵a+b=5a3>c,b+c=10a9>a∵ a + b = \dfrac{5a}{3} > c, b + c = \dfrac{10a}{9} > a

and c+a=13a9>bc + a = \dfrac{13a}{9} > b

∴a,b,c∴ a, b, c are the sides of a triangle.

Also, aa is the greatest side

∴cosA=b2+c2−a22bc=−2948<0∴ cosA = \dfrac{b^{2} + c^{2} - a^{2}}{2bc} = - \dfrac{29}{48} < 0

∴∆ABC∴ ∆ ABC is an obtuse angled triangle.

Hence, option (d) is correct.

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