SOLUTION: Please help me find the geometric mean between the numbers: 4 and 16

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Question 68665: Please help me find the geometric mean between the numbers: 4 and 16
Answer by rmromero(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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The Geometric Mean between any two positive numbers a and b is the square root of their product.

If we are looking for positive geometric mean sqrt%28ab%29

If we are looking for negative geometric mean -sqrt+%28ab%29


find the geometric mean between the numbers: 4 and 16
Geometric Mean = sqrt%28ab%29
= sqrt%284%2A16%29
= sqrt%2864%29

Geometric Mean = 8