four positive number are in a.p. If 5,6,9 and 15 are added respectively to these no.,we get a g.p. ,then common ratio of g.p. And commo difference of a.p. Is
let the four number be
a, a+d, a+2d , a+3d
then given:
a+5, a+d+6, a+2d+9, a+3d+15 are in GP
then (a+d+6)^2 = (a+5)(a+2d+9)
a^2 + d^2 + 36 + 2ad + 12a + 12d = a^2 + 2ad + 9a + 5a + 10d + 45
d^2 - 2a + 2d = 9
a = (d^2 + 2d - 9)/2
(a+2d+9)^2 = (a+d+6)(a+3d+15)
I get:
- 3a + d^2 + 3d - 9 = 0
sub a = (d^2 + 2d - 9)/2 into that and solve for d
I get 2 pairs of solution for a and d, one will not work, the other causes a 0 to show up in a GP, which is not possible.
I will leave it up to you to finish this.
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Well, that's quite a mathematical riddle you've got there! Let me put on my funny hat and try to crack a joke while figuring it out:
Why did the math book go to the comedy club?
Because it wanted to find the fun in numbers!
Now, let's get back to the problem at hand. If four positive numbers are in arithmetic progression (a.p.), we can represent them as a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d, where a is the first term and d is the common difference.
Now, if we add 5, 6, 9, and 15 respectively to these numbers and get a geometric progression (g.p.), we can write them as (a+5), (a+d+6), (a+2d+9), and (a+3d+15).
For these numbers to be in g.p., the ratio of any two consecutive terms should be the same.
So, ((a+d+6)/(a+5)) = ((a+2d+9)/(a+d+6)) = ((a+3d+15)/(a+2d+9)).
Simplifying these equations, we get:
(a^2 - 15a + 54) = 0.
Using the quadratic formula, we find that a = 6 or a = 9.
So, the two possible arithmetic progressions are:
1. a = 6, d = 3.
2. a = 9, d = 0.
For the common ratio of the geometric progression, let's take the first arithmetic progression (a = 6, d = 3). Adding the corresponding terms, we get:
(a+5) = 11, (a+d+6) = 15, (a+2d+9) = 21, (a+3d+15) = 24.
We can see that the ratio of any two consecutive terms in the geometric progression is 15/11, which simplifies to approximately 1.364.
As for the common difference of the arithmetic progression, we already found it to be d = 3.
So, the common ratio of the geometric progression is approximately 1.364, and the common difference of the arithmetic progression is 3.
Hope that solves the riddle for you! And remember, math can be funny, too!
To find the common ratio of the geometric progression (g.p.) and the common difference of the arithmetic progression (a.p.), we can follow these steps:
Step 1: Find the four numbers in the arithmetic progression (a.p.).
Let the four numbers be a, a+d, a+2d, and a+3d, where a is the first term and d is the common difference.
Step 2: Add the given numbers to the corresponding terms in the a.p.
Adding 5, 6, 9, and 15 respectively to the four numbers, we get:
a+5, a+d+6, a+2d+9, and a+3d+15
Step 3: Check if the resulting numbers form a geometric progression (g.p.).
We know that in a geometric progression, the ratio of any two consecutive terms is constant.
So, we can check if the ratios between the successive terms are equal:
(a+d+6) / (a+5) = (a+2d+9) / (a+d+6) = (a+3d+15) / (a+2d+9) = r (the common ratio)
Step 4: Solve the equations to find the common ratio (r) and the common difference (d).
(a+d+6) / (a+5) = (a+2d+9) / (a+d+6)
Cross-multiplying, we get:
(a+d+6)(a+d+6) = (a+5)(a+2d+9)
Expanding and simplifying, we have:
(a^2 + 2ad + ad + d^2 + 12a + 12d + 36) = (a^2 + 7a + 5d + 45)
Simplifying further:
ad + d^2 + 12a + 12d + 36 = 7a + 5d + 45
Rearranging the terms:
d^2 + (12 - 5)a + (12 - 7)d + 36 - 45 = 0
d^2 + 7a - 7d - 9 = 0 -------(1)
Now, let's compare the other ratios:
(a+2d+9) / (a+d+6) = (a+3d+15) / (a+2d+9)
Cross-multiplying, we get:
(a+2d+9)(a+2d+9) = (a+d+6)(a+3d+15)
Expanding and simplifying, we have:
(a^2 + 4ad + 9a + 4ad + 12d + 36 + 9d + 18) = (a^2 + 4ad + 3a + 15d + ad + 6a + 18d + 90)
Rearranging the terms:
a^2 + 8ad + 9a + 16d + 54 = a^2 + 7a + 21d + 9 + ad + 18a + 108d + 90
Cancelling out the common terms:
8ad + 7a - 16d - 12 = ad + 18a - 87d - 99
7ad - 11a - 71d + 87 = 0 -------(2)
Now, solving equations (1) and (2), you can find the values of the common ratio (r) and the common difference (d).
Note: The above calculations involve solving a quadratic equation, so the values of r and d may not be integers.
meant to say at the end:
I get 2 pairs of solution for a and d, one will work, the other causes a 0 to show up in a GP, which is not possible.