If 4/3,m,n,1 form a g.p the product of m and n is
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Easy way:
a = 4/3
m = ar
n = ar^2
1 = ar^3 --> r^3 = 1/a
mn = (ar)(ar^2) = a^2 r^3
= (16/9)(1/a)
= (16/9)(3/4) = 4/3
or, the long way ...
a = 4/3
we are also given term 4,
ar^3 = 1
(4/3)r^3 = 1
r^3 = 3/4 or 6/8
r = cuberoot(6)/2 = appr .90856
so m = ar = (4/3)(cuberoot(6)/2) = (2/3) cuberoot(6) or (2/3)6^(1/3)
= appr 1.211414
n = term(2)*r = (1/3)( cuberoot(6) )^2 or (1/3)6^(1/3)
= appr 1.10064
mn = (2/3)6^(1/3)*(1/3)6^(1/3)
= (2/9) 6^(2/3)
= 1.211414 * 1.10064 = 4/3
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I apologize for the mistake in my previous response. Thank you for providing the correct solution.
To determine the product of "m" and "n" in the given geometric progression (G.P.), we need to find the common ratio.
A geometric progression is a sequence of numbers in which each term, starting from the second term, is obtained by multiplying the previous term by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio.
Let's rewrite the given terms:
1st term (a) = 4/3
2nd term (a*r) = m
3rd term (a*r^2) = n
4th term (a*r^3) = 1
From the given information, it is clear that the first term is 4/3 (a = 4/3) and the fourth term is 1 (a*r^3 = 1).
Using these terms, we can find the common ratio (r) by dividing the fourth term by the first term:
1 = (4/3) * r^3
To solve for "r", we can rearrange the equation:
r^3 = (3/4)
Taking the cubic root of both sides, we get:
r = ∛(3/4)
Now, we can find the value of "m" by multiplying the first term by the common ratio:
m = (4/3) * ∛(3/4)
Finally, we can find the value of "n" by multiplying the second term by the common ratio:
n = m * ∛(3/4)
To find the product of "m" and "n", we can simply multiply these two values:
Product of m and n = m * n = [(4/3) * ∛(3/4)] * [m * ∛(3/4)]
Please note that the value of "m" and "n" cannot be determined without knowing the actual value of the common ratio (∛(3/4)).
We know that for a geometric progression (g.p.), the ratio between consecutive terms is constant. Let's call this ratio "r". Then:
m/4/3 = r (equation 1)
n/m = r (equation 2)
1/n = r (equation 3)
We can simplify equation 3 to get:
n = 1/r
Substituting this into equation 2, we get:
1/(mr) = r
Multiplying both sides by mr, we get:
1 = r^2m
Substituting equation 1 into this, we get:
1 = r^(2)(4/3)
Simplifying this, we get:
r^2 = 3/4
Taking the square root of both sides (remembering that r must be positive for a g.p.), we get:
r = sqrt(3)/2
Substituting this into equation 2, we get:
n/m = sqrt(3)/2
Multiplying both sides by m, we get:
n = m(sqrt(3)/2)
Finally, we know that the product of m and n is:
mn = m^2(sqrt(3)/2)
We can't determine the exact value of mn without knowing the value of m, but we can say that it is equal to m^2 times a constant.