Arithmeticeasy · Past Paper
Find the mean proportional between 4 and 16.
A8
B10
C12
D6
✓ Correct Answer: A — 8
Mean proportional x = sqrt(a*b) = sqrt(4*16) = sqrt(64) = 8.
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