BITSAT 2016
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2016
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Sequences and Series
BITSAT 2016 · Mathematics · Sequences and Series
If a, b , and c are in A.P. and also a - 2 b, 2 b- 3 c, 3 c- a are...
If a, , and are in A.P. and also a a are in A.P.,
then
Options
- A are in
- B are in A.P.
- C are the sides of a triangle
- Dnone of the above
Correct answer
C. are the sides of a triangle
Step-by-step solution
(\log \mathrm{a}, \log \mathrm{b}, \log \mathrm{c}) are in A.P.
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(\Rightarrow 2(\log 2 b-\log 3 c)=(\log a-\log 2 b)+(\log 3 c-\log a))
(\Rightarrow 3 \log 2 \mathrm{~b}=3 \log 3 \mathrm{c} \Rightarrow 2 \mathrm{~b}=3 \mathrm{c})
Now, (b^{2}=a c \Rightarrow b^{2}=a \cdot \frac{2 b}{3} \Rightarrow b=\frac{2 a}{3}, c=\frac{4 a}{9})
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Since, sum of any two is greater than the (3^{\mathrm{rd}}, \mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c}) form a triangle.