If \(\mathrm{a}_{1}, \mathrm{a}_{2}, \ldots \mathrm{a}_{10}\) be in A. P., \(\left(1 / \mathrm{h}_{1}\right),\left(1 / \mathrm{h}_{2}\right) \ldots\left[1 / \mathrm{h}_{10}\right)\) be in A. \(P\) and \(a_{1}=h_{1}=2, a_{10}=h_{10}=3\) then \(a_{4} h_{7}=\) (A) \((1 / 6)\) (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 2

Short Answer

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The short answer for the given problem is \(a_4h_7 \approx 6\), which corresponds to option (B).

Step by step solution

01

Identify the common differences

Since the sequences are in A.P., we can determine the common difference for both sequences. For sequence \(a_i\): Given \(a_1=2\) and \(a_{10}=3\), there are a total of 9 intervals between these terms. Let the common difference for sequence \(a_i\) be \(d_a\). We can use the arithmetic progression formula to find \(d_a\): \[a_{n}=a_{1}+(n-1) d_{a}\] Substituting the given values, we get: \[3 = 2 + (10-1) d_a\] Solving for \(d_a\), we get: \[d_{a}=(3-2)/9\longrightarrow d_{a}=1/9\] For sequence \(h_i\): Given \(h_1=2\) and \(h_{10}=3\), there are also 9 intervals between these terms. Let the common difference for sequence \(h_i\) be \(d_h\). Similarly, we can find \(d_h\) as follows: \[3=2+(10-1)d_h\] Solving for \(d_h\), we get: \[d_h = (3-2)/9 \longrightarrow d_h=1/9\]
02

Find the values for \(a_4\) and \(h_7\)

Now that we have the common differences for both sequences, we can find the values of \(a_4\) and \(h_7\). Using the arithmetic progression formula, we get: \[a_4 = a_1 + (4-1)d_a = 2 + (3)(1/9) = 2+1/3=7/3\] and \[h_7 = h_1 + (7-1)d_h = 2 + (6)(1/9) = 2+2/3=8/3\]
03

Calculate \(a_{4} h_{7}\)

Finally, we can compute the product of \(a_4\) and \(h_7\): \[a_4h_7 = \frac{7}{3} \cdot \frac{8}{3} = \frac{56}{9}\] Since the given options are in fraction or whole numbers, let's convert the answer to a whole number or fraction: \[\frac{56}{9} = 6 \frac{2}{9}\] Comparing the answer with the given options: (A) \((1 / 6)\) (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 2 The answer is closest to (B) 6 as \(\frac{56}{9}\) is approximately equal to 6.

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