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For the two positive numbers a,b, if a,b and 1 18 are in a geometric progression, while 1 a,10 and 1 b are in an arithmetic progression, then,…

JEE Main 2023 — Mathematics Algebra

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For the two positive numbers a,ba,ba,b, if a,ba,ba,b and 118\frac{1}{18}181​ are in a geometric progression, while 1a,10\frac{1}{a},10a1​,10 and 1b\frac{1}{b}b1​ are in an arithmetic progression, then, 16a+12b16a+12b16a+12b is equal to _____ .

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