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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 8. sequence and series

If \(a, b\) and \(c\) be three distinct numbers in \(G.P.\) and \(a + b + c = xb\) then \(x\) can not be

  1. A \(-2\)
  2. B \(-3\)
  3. C \(4\)
  4. D \(2\)
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(D) \(2\)

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\(a + ar + a{r^2} = xar\) since \(a \ne 0\,\,\) so \(\frac{{{r^2}r + 1}}{r} = x\); \(1 + r + \frac{1}{r} = x\) \(r + \frac{1}{r} \in ( - \infty , - 2] \cup [2,\infty )\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,x \in ( - \infty , - 1] \cup [3,\infty )\)
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