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Find the geometric mean between: 8 and $\frac{32}{3}$.
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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,
$\rm a = 8$ and $\rm b = \frac{32}{3}$
By substituting the values into the formula, we get,
$\rm or, GM = \sqrt{ab}$
$\rm or, GM = \sqrt{ 8 \cdot \frac{32}{3} }$
$\rm or, GM = \sqrt{ \frac{256}{3} }$
$\rm or, GM = \sqrt{ \left ( \frac{16}{\sqrt{3}} \right )^{2} }$
$\rm \therefore GM = \frac{16}{\sqrt{3}}$
Hence, the required geometric mean between the numbers $\rm 8$ and $\rm \frac{32}{3}$ is $\rm \frac{16}{\sqrt{3}}$.
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