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A GM-AM Ratio

by Conway Xu (Montgomery Blair High School Silver Springs MD )

This article originally appeared in:
Mathematics Magazine
February, 2010

Subject classification(s): Calculus | Single Variable Calculus | Limits
Applicable Course(s): 3.2 Mainstream Calculus II

The limit of the ratio of the geometric mean to the arithmetic mean of certain sequences is studied, using Riemann sums.


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Capsule Course Topic(s):
Sequences and Series | Sequences: General
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