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If $A_1, A_2$ be two $AM's$ and $G_1, G_2$ be two $GM's$ between $a$ and $b$, then find the value of $\frac{\text{A}_1+\text{A}_2}{\text{G}_1\text{G}_2}.$
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$A_1 - a = A_2 - A_1 = b - A_2 $____$(1)$
And $a, G_1, G_2, b$ are in G.P.
$\text{G}_1=\sqrt{\text{a}\text{G}_2},\text{G}_2=\sqrt{\text{G}_1\text{b}}$
$\Rightarrow\text{G}_1\text{G}_2=\sqrt{\text{ab}\text{G}_1\text{G}_2}$
$\Rightarrow\sqrt{\text{G}_1\text{G}_2}=\sqrt{\text{ab}}$
$\Rightarrow\text{G}_1\text{G}_2=\text{ab}\cdots(2)$
From equation (1),
$2\text{A}_1 = \text{A}_2 + \text{a}$
$2\text{A}_2 = \text{A}_1 + \text{b}$
Adding these two,
$2(\text{A}_1+\text{A}_2)=(\text{A}_1+\text{A}_2)+\text{a}+\text{b}$
$\text{A}_1+\text{A}_2=\text{a}+\text{b}$
$\Rightarrow\frac{\text{A}_1+\text{A}_2}{\text{G}_1\text{G}_2}=\frac{\text{a}+\text{b}}{\text{ab}}$
$A_1 - a = A_2 - A_1 = b - A_2 $____$(1)$
And $a, G_1, G_2, b$ are in G.P.
$\text{G}_1=\sqrt{\text{a}\text{G}_2},\text{G}_2=\sqrt{\text{G}_1\text{b}}$
$\Rightarrow\text{G}_1\text{G}_2=\sqrt{\text{ab}\text{G}_1\text{G}_2}$
$\Rightarrow\sqrt{\text{G}_1\text{G}_2}=\sqrt{\text{ab}}$
$\Rightarrow\text{G}_1\text{G}_2=\text{ab}\cdots(2)$
From equation (1),
$2\text{A}_1 = \text{A}_2 + \text{a}$
$2\text{A}_2 = \text{A}_1 + \text{b}$
Adding these two,
$2(\text{A}_1+\text{A}_2)=(\text{A}_1+\text{A}_2)+\text{a}+\text{b}$
$\text{A}_1+\text{A}_2=\text{a}+\text{b}$
$\Rightarrow\frac{\text{A}_1+\text{A}_2}{\text{G}_1\text{G}_2}=\frac{\text{a}+\text{b}}{\text{ab}}$