document.write( "Question 1196632: Please help me solve this question. Insert 4 geometric mean between 1/8 and 128 \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "\"+a%5B1%5D+=+1%2F8+\"  which is  \"+%281%2F8%29%2Ak%5E0\"  where k is the common ratio\r
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document.write( "You are asked to insert \"a%5B2%5D\" thru \"+a%5B5%5D+\" while being given
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document.write( "\"a%5B6%5D+=+128+\"  \r
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document.write( "\"+a%5B6%5D+=+%281%2F8%29%2Ak%5E5+=+128+\"  -->  \"+k%5E5+=+8%2A128+=+1024+=+2%5E10+\"
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document.write( "which implies  \"+k+=+2%5E2+=+4+\"\r
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document.write( "\"+a%5B1%5D+=+1%2F8+\"
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document.write( "\"+a%5B2%5D+=+4%281%2F8%29+=+1%2F2+\"
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document.write( "\"+a%5B3%5D+=+4%281%2F2%29+=+2+\"
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document.write( "\"+a%5B4%5D+=+4%282%29+=+8+\"
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document.write( "\"+a%5B5%5D+=+4%288%29+=+32+\"
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document.write( "and as a check
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document.write( "\"+a%5B6%5D+=+4%2832%29+=+128+\"\r
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document.write( "Hope this helps! \r
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document.write( "EDIT: Note to student: I assumed you wanted four elements of a geometric progression, inserting \"4 geometric means\" does not make sense to me. \n" );
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