SOLUTION: Find the geometric means between 3 and 6

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Question 177305: Find the geometric means between 3 and 6
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Geometric Mean of 2 numbers = sqrt( product of the two numbers)

So let x=geometric mean


x=sqrt%283%2A6%29=sqrt%2818%29=sqrt%289%2A2%29=sqrt%289%29%2Asqrt%282%29=3%2Asqrt%282%29


So the answer is x=3%2Asqrt%282%29 which approximates to x=4.243