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Find the geometric mean between: -4 and -25.
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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,
$\rm a = -4$ and $\rm b = -25$
By substituting the values into the formula, we get,
$\rm or, GM = - \sqrt{ab}$
$\rm or, GM = - \sqrt{ 4 \cdot 25 }$
$\rm or, GM = - \sqrt{100}$
$\rm or, GM = - \sqrt{ 10^{2} }$
$\rm \therefore GM = - 10$
Hence, the required geometric mean between the numbers $\rm -4$ and $\rm -25$ is $\rm -10$.
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