1968 AHSME Problems/Problem 28: Difference between revisions
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== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
<math>\fbox{D}</math> | <math>\fbox{D}</math> | ||
<math>\frac{a+b}{2}=2\cdot\sqrt{ab}</math> | |||
<math>\frac{a}{b} +1=4\cdot\sqrt{\frac{a}{b}}</math> | |||
setting <math>x=\sqrt{\frac{a}{b}}</math> we get a quadratic equation is<math>x^2+1=4x</math> with solutions <math>x=\frac{4\pm \sqrt{16-4}}{2}</math> | |||
<math>x^2=\frac{a}{b}=(4+3)+4\sqrt{3}~14</math>. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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Problem
If the arithmetic mean of 
and 
is double their geometric mean, with 
, then a possible value for the ratio 
, to the nearest integer, is:
Solution
setting 
we get a quadratic equation is
with solutions 
.
See also
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