document.write( "Question 848902: Given that a,b,c, form a geometric sequence,show that loga:logb:logc form an arthimetic sequence \n" ); document.write( "

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log a, log b, log c are in arithmetic progression iff 2 log b = log a + log c <--> log (b^2) = log ac (by logarithmic properties) <--> b^2 = ac, since the log function is one-to-one.\r
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