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Find the geometric mean between: $\frac{1}{64}$ and $\frac{1}{16}$.
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Solution
If the two numbers are a and b, then the geometric mean between them is given by $\rm GM = \sqrt{ab}$.
Given,
$\rm a = \frac{1}{64}$ and $\rm b = \frac{1}{16}$
By substituting the values into the formula, we get,
$\rm or, GM = \sqrt{ab}$
$\rm or, GM = \sqrt{ \frac{1}{64} \cdot \frac{1}{16} }$
$\rm or, GM = \sqrt{ \frac{1}{64 \cdot 16}}$
$\rm or, GM = \sqrt{\frac{1}{1024}}$
$\rm or, GM = \sqrt{ \frac{1}{ 32^{2} }}$
$\rm \therefore GM = \frac{1}{32}$
Hence, the required geometric mean between the numbers $\rm \frac{1}{64}$ and $\rm \frac{1}{16}$ is $\rm \frac{1}{32}$.
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