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WBJEE · Maths · Sequences and Series

If three positive real numbers \(a, b, c\) are in A.P. and \(a b c=4\) then minimum possible value of \(b\) is

  1. A \(2^{3 / 2}\)
  2. B \(2^{2 / 3}\)
  3. C \(2^{1 / 3}\)
  4. D \(2^{5 / 2}\)
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(B) \(2^{2 / 3}\)

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\[ \text { Hints } \begin{aligned} & (b-d) b(b+d)=4 \\ & \left(b^2-d^2\right) b=4 \\ & b^3=4+d^2 b \\ & b^3 \geq 4 \Rightarrow b \geq(2)^{2 / 3} \end{aligned} \]