Geometric Progression

if a,b,c,d and p are different real numbers such that
(a2+ b2+c2)p2 -2(ab+bc+cd) p +(b2+c2+d2) ≤ 0 then

a,b,c and d are in geometric progression

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Shaswata Roy ·

By AM GM inequality we have,

(ap)2 + b2 ≥ 2abp
(bp)2 + c2 ≥ 2cbp
(cp)2 + d2 ≥ 2cpd

Therefore,

(ap)2 + b2+ (bp)2 + c2 +(cp)2 + d2 - 2cpd - 2cbp - 2abp ≥ 0

Since the above condition is given as RHS≤0

(ap)2 + b2+ (bp)2 + c2 +(cp)2 + d2 - 2cpd - 2cbp - 2abp = 0

Equality holds when all the 3 inequalities are equal.

This is only possible when ap = b, bp = c and cp = d

Or,ba = cb = cd=p

Hence they are in GP.

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