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If  a1,a2,a3........an are in HP,then find the value of the expression a1a2+a2a3.....+an-1an
 
a)(n-1) a1an
 
b)n(a1 - an)
 
c)(n-1)(a1-an)
 
d)na1an
 
 
 

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Answer is d
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can be done by hit and trial
take the numbers in HP = 1/2 , 1/4 , 1/6
here n = 3
now put values in the four options
answer is a
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@harshthakar...
hw can u say dat its d...
if n=2,then we get a1a2=2a1a2
dats nt possibl...

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the ans is a.
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c
a1,a2,a3...r in hp
means
1/a1,1/a2...r in ap
so
2/a2=1/a1+1/a3
 
so solvin u get
 
a2a3+a3a4=2a1a3
 
 
similar ly u can try 4 othres
 
so itz a) (n-1)a1a3

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yes even i'm getting the ans a
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.1/a1,1/a2,.....1/an are in ap let d be the common difference
1/a2 - 1/a1=d => (a1-a2)/d = a1.a similarly
(a2-a3)/d = a2.a3
......
(an-2 - an-1)/d = an-2.an-1.
(an-1 - an)/d = an-1.an.
now by adding ew get
a1.a2 + a2.a3 +.....an-2.an-1.+an-1.an. = (a1-an)1/d
we know that 1/an - 1/a1 = (n-1)d => (a1-an) = (n-1)da1.an .
so a1.a2 + a2.a3 +.....an-2.an-1.+an-1.an. = (n-1)a1.an .
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a1a2=(a1-a2)/d d= common diff off HP

so {(a1-a2) +(a2-a3)+.....+ (an-1 - an)}/d=(a1-an)/d

now 1/an-1/a1=(n-1)d=(a1-an)/(a1an)

so substituting: we get answer= (n-1)a1an

hence a)

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thanx,evry1!!!!

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