Suppose A.M. of two positive numbers be 7 and G.M. between them be 5. The A.M. between their squares is
Let two positive numbers be a, b. Then
a+b=2(7)=14 and ab=5 or ab=25
Now, a2+b2=(a+b)2−2ab=196−50=146
⇒12a2+b2=73