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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 log⁡\log a, log⁡b\log \mathrm{b}, and log⁡c\log \mathrm{c} are in A.P. and also log⁡\log a −log⁡2b,log⁡2b−log⁡3c,log⁡3c−log⁡-\log 2 b, \log 2 b-\log 3 c, \log 3 c-\log a are in A.P., then

Options

  1. Aa,b,c,\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c}, are in H.P.\mathrm{H.P.}
  2. Ba,2b,3ca, 2 b, 3 c are in A.P.
  3. Ca,b,c\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c} are the sides of a triangle
  4. Dnone of the above

Correct answer

C. a,b,c\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c} are the sides of a triangle

Step-by-step solution

(\log \mathrm{a}, \log \mathrm{b}, \log \mathrm{c}) are in A.P. (⇒2log⁡b=log⁡a+log⁡c⇒log⁡b2=log⁡(ac)⇒b2=ac⇒a,b,c are in G.P. log⁡a−log⁡2 b,log⁡2 b−log⁡3c,log⁡3c−log⁡ a are in A.P. \begin{aligned} &\Rightarrow 2 \log \mathrm{b}=\log \mathrm{a}+\log \mathrm{c} \\ &\Rightarrow \log \mathrm{b}^{2}=\log (\mathrm{ac}) \\ &\Rightarrow \mathrm{b}^{2}=\mathrm{ac} \Rightarrow \mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c} \text{ are in G.P. } \\ &\log \mathrm{a}-\log 2 \mathrm{~b}, \log 2 \mathrm{~b}-\log 3 \mathrm{c}, \log 3 \mathrm{c}-\log \text{ a are in A.P. } \end{aligned}) (\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}) ( i.e., a=a,b=2a3,c=4a9⇒a:b:c=1:23:49=9:6:4\begin{aligned} &\text{ i.e., } a=a, b=\frac{2 a}{3}, c=\frac{4 a}{9} \\ &\Rightarrow a: b: c=1: \frac{2}{3}: \frac{4}{9}=9: 6: 4 \end{aligned}) Since, sum of any two is greater than the (3^{\mathrm{rd}}, \mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c}) form a triangle.
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