Home Competitions AHSME 1952 Problem 45
If a a a and b b b are two unequal positive numbers, then:
(A) 2 a b a + b > a b > a + b 2 (B) a b > 2 a b a + b > a + b 2 (C) 2 a b a + b > a + b 2 > a b (D) a + b 2 > 2 a b a + b > a b (E) a + b 2 > a b > 2 a b a + b \text{(A) } \frac{2ab}{a+b}>\sqrt{ab}>\frac{a+b}{2} \text{(B) } \sqrt{ab}>\frac{2ab}{a+b}>\frac{a+b}{2} \\ \text{(C) } \frac{2ab}{a+b}>\frac{a+b}{2}>\sqrt{ab} \text{(D) } \frac{a+b}{2}>\frac{2ab}{a+b}>\sqrt{ab} \\ \text{(E) } \frac {a + b}{2} > \sqrt {ab} > \frac {2ab}{a + b} (A) a + b 2 ab > ab > 2 a + b (B) ab > a + b 2 ab > 2 a + b (C) a + b 2 ab > 2 a + b > ab (D) 2 a + b > a + b 2 ab > ab (E) 2 a + b > ab > a + b 2 ab
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