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Q.If A.M. and G.M. of two numbers is 10 and 8 respectively, the numbers will be

(a) 4, 16
(b) 8, 10
(c) 12, 18
(d) None of these
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The arithmetic mean gives the sum of the two numbers, and the geometric mean gives their product; solve the resulting quadratic to find the numbers.

Let the two numbers be aa and bb.

Arithmetic mean: a+b2=10  ⟹  a+b=20\dfrac{a+b}{2} = 10 \implies a+b = 20

Geometric mean: ab=8  ⟹  ab=64\sqrt{ab} = 8 \implies ab = 64

So aa and bb are roots of the quadratic t2−(sum)t+(product)=0t^2 - (\text{sum})t + (\text{product}) = 0:

t2−20t+64=0t^2 - 20t + 64 = 0

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