SOLUTION: if the arithmetic mean of two positive quantities a and b is three times their geometric mean, find the value of a/b in surd form.

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Question 983879: if the arithmetic mean of two positive quantities a and b is three times their geometric mean, find the value of a/b in surd form.
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Since is positive,





John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it