Q44 / 60 · NEST (NISER) 2017 · Mathematics

Let $n \geq 1$ be a positive integer. Suppose, between two distinct positive real numbers $k$ and $l, n$ arithmetic means $a_1, a_2, \cdots, a_n$ and $n$ harmonic means $h_1, h_2, \cdots, h_n$ are inserted. For $i=1,2, \cdots, n$ and $j=1,2, \cdots, n$, let $p(i, j)=a_i h_j$ then

  • Correct answer
    A
    $p(i, j)=k l$ for some $i$ and $j$.
  • Correct answer
    B
    if $n$ is even, there are an even number of ordered pairs $(i, j)$, such that $p(i, j)=k l$.
  • C
    if $n$ is odd, there are an even number of ordered pairs $(i, j)$, such that $p(i, j)=k l$.
  • Correct answer
    D
    whenever $n$ is odd there is an $i$ such that $p(i, i)=k l$.

Hence, the correct answer is options: 'A', 'B', 'D'.

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