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algebra junior

Problem

If two positive numbers have arithmetic mean and harmonic mean , what is their geometric mean?
Solution
Let the two numbers be and . If they have arithmetic mean then which gives us . Since their harmonic mean is we have We can rearrange terms to get Taking the common denominator gives us Substituting the value of and solving for gives Then the geometric mean is
Final answer
450