NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Sequences and Series - Solutions

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Question : 91
Total: 106
If
a+bx
abx
=
b+cx
bcx
=
c+dx
cdx
(x ≠ 0), then show that a, b, c and d are in G.P.
Solution:  
We are given,
a+bx
abx
=
b+cx
bcx
=
c+dx
cdx
(x ≠ 0)
Applying componendo and dividendo, we get
a+bx+abx
a+bxa+bx
=
b+cx+bcx
b+cxb+cx
=
c+dx+cdx
c+dxc+dx

2a
2bx
=
2b
2cx
=
2c
2dx
a
b
=
b
c
=
c
d

Taking reciprocals, we get
b
a
=
c
b
=
d
c

Hence, a, b, c, d are in G.P.
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