1971 AHSME Problems/Problem 33
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Problem
If 
is the product of 
quantities in Geometric Progression, 
their sum, and 
the sum of their reciprocals,
then in terms of 
, and is
Solution (using answer choices)
We can just look at a very specific case: 
Here, 
and 
Then, plug in values of 
and into each of the answer choices and see if it matches the product.
Answer choice 
works: 
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