document.write( "Question 925566: Insert 4 geometric means between 1/8 and 64.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I've worked on this so far:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "an = a₁r^n – 1
\n" ); document.write( "a₁ = 1/8, a₆ = 64
\n" ); document.write( "64 = (1/8)r⁶⁻'
\n" ); document.write( "r⁵ = 512
\n" ); document.write( "r = 4\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "an = a₁r^n – 1
\n" ); document.write( "an = (1/8)(4)4^n – 1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and I don't know if I'm wrong or not, so please let me know if I am.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #561601 by srinivas.g(540)\"\" \"About 
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\"+an+=+a1%2A+r%5E%28n-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " a1 = 1/8
\n" ); document.write( "a6=64
\n" ); document.write( " \"+64=+%281%2F8%29+%2A+r+%5E%286-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"+64+=%281%2F8%29%2Ar%5E5\"
\n" ); document.write( " move 8 to th right
\n" ); document.write( " \"+64%2A8++=+r%5E5\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"512+=+r%5E5\"
\n" ); document.write( " here \"r\" is not equals to 4
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\n" ); document.write( " r= 3.48
\n" ); document.write( " \"+a2++=%281%2F8%29+%2A+%283.48%29%5E%282-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"+a2=0.435\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"+a3+=+%281%2F8%29%2A+%283.48%29%5E%283-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " =\"%281%2F8%29%2A3.48%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( " =1.5138
\n" ); document.write( " \"+a4++=+%281%2F8%29%2A+%283.48%29%5E%284-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " =\"+%281%2F8%29%2A+42.14\"
\n" ); document.write( " =5.26
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a5++=++%281%2F8%29%2A+3.48%5E%285-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " =18.33
\n" ); document.write( "so four geometric means = 0.435 , 1.5138,5.26,18.33\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Remarks: As per my observation , r may not be 3.48. I hope there is mistake in the problem. it should be 1/16 instead of 1/8
\n" ); document.write( " then r = 4
\n" ); document.write( " a2 = 1/4
\n" ); document.write( " a3 = 1
\n" ); document.write( " a4 = 4
\n" ); document.write( " a5 =16
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