JEE Main 2021MathematicsSequences And SeriesGeometric ProgressionmediumNumerical

JEE Main 2021Sequences And Series Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Evening Shift

Question

Let , a and b be in G.P. and , , 6 be in A.P., where a, b > 0. Then 72(a + b) is equal to ___________.

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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 14
Correct answer
14

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and

Solving, we get or [rejected]

if

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