Find the arthmetic and the geometric means of 4 and 9

Step-by-step explanation:

first term (a) = 4

last term (b) = 9

Arithmetic mean (AM)

= ( a + b) / 2

= ( 4 + 9 ) / 2

= 13/2

= 6.5

Geometric mean (GM)

= √a *b

=√4 * 9

=√36

= 6

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step-by-step explanation:

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we have three similar triangles, because each has a right angle and shares an angle.   let's write the angles in order: opposite to short leg, long leg, hypotenuse.

cab similar to bad similar to cbd

or as ratios,

ca: ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

we also know

ac = ad + cd

(ad+cd): ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

(ad+cd)/cb=cb/cd

we have cb=6, ad=5 and seek x=cd.

we reject the negative root and conclude x=4

answer: 4