PRACTICE EXERCISE MTH 5301

QUESTION 18
Calculate the G.M. from the following data:
(a) 85, 75, 10, 75, 500, 8, 42, 250, 40, 36
(b) 63.94, 66.50, 73.67, 72.0, 60.93, 70.57, 58.12
SOLUTION
Geometric Mean X logX
  log X  85 1.9294
G.M. = Antilog   75 1.8751
 n 
10 1
 17.4612  75 1.8751
G.M. = Antilog   500 2.6990
 10 
8 0.9031
G.M. = Antilog 1.74612 42 1.6232
250 2.3979
G.M. = 55.734 40 1.6021
36 1.5563
Total 17.4612

Geometric Mean X logX

  log X  63.94 1.8058
G.M. = Antilog   66.50 1.8228
 n 
73.67 1.8673
 12.7509  72.00 1.8573
G.M. = Antilog  
 7  60.93 1.7848
G.M. = Antilog 1.8216 70.57 1.8486
G.M. = 66.31 58.12 1.7643
Total 12.7506

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QUESTION 27
The logarithm of five values of X are given as 1, 1.2, 1.3, 2, 4.Find G.M. and A.M. and show
that A.M. > G.M.
SOLUTION

Geometric Mean
log X X
1 10
  log X  1.2 15.8489
G.M. = Antilog  
 n  1.3 19.9526
2 100
 9.5  4 10000
G.M. = Antilog  
 5  9.5 10145.8015
 G.M. = Antilog 1.9

G.M. = 79.4328
Arithmetic Mean
X 10145.8015
X=  X=  X = 2029.1603
n 5
Hence A.M. > G.M.
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QUESTION 34
The logarithms of 10 values of X are: 1.8129, 1.9031, 1.9777, 1.9294, 1.6990, 1.7782,
1.8751, 1.7404, 1.8451, 1.9542. Show that A.M. > G.M. > H.M.
SOLUTION
SAME AS Q 27
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QUESTION 29
The reciprocals of 11 values of X are given below:
0.0500, 0.0454, 0.0400, 0.0333, 0.0285, 0.0232, 0.0213, 0.0200, 0.0182, 0.0151, 0.0143
Find the H.M.
SOLUTION
Harmonic Mean 1
X
n X
H.M. = 0.0500 20
1
  0.0454 22
X 0.0400 25
11 0.0333 30
H.M. = 0.0285 35
0.3093
0.0232 43
H.M. = 35.5642 0.0213 47
0.0200 50
0.0182 55
0.0151 66
0.0143 70
0.3093 463
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QUESTION 33
The reciprocal of 11 values of X are: 0.0500, 0.0454, 0.0400, 0.0333, 0.0285, 0.0232,
0.0213, 0.0200, 0.0182, 0.0151, 0.0143. Show that A.M. > G.M. > H.M.
 SAME AS Q 29
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QUESTION 30 The heights of 100 college students measured to nearest inch are given in
the following table.
Height 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
No. of Students 4 6 10 20 30 13 12 3 2
Show that Geometric Mean. > H.M.
SOLUTION
f
X f log X f log X
X
63 4 1.7993 7.1972 0.0635
64 6 1.8062 10.8372 0.0938
65 10 1.8129 18.1290 0.1538
66 20 1.8195 36.3900 0.3030
67 30 1.8261 54.7830 0.4478
68 13 1.8325 23.8225 0.1912
69 12 1.8388 22.0656 0.1739
70 3 1.8451 5.5353 0.0429
71 2 1.8513 3.7026 0.0282
Total 100 – 182.4624 1.4981

Geometric Mean Harmonic Mean

  f log X  f
G.M. = Antilog   H.M. =
 f   f 
 
X
 182.4624 
G.M. = Antilog   100
 100  H.M. =
1.4981
G.M. = 66.7766
H.M. = 66.7512
Hence G.M. > H.M.
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QUESTION 31 Show that H.M. < G.M. < A.M. from the following data:
D – 20 – 15 – 10 –5 0 5 10 15
f 4 9 12 15 18 7 3 2
Where D = X – 25.
SOLUTION
 f
D f fD X log X f log X
X
– 20 4 – 80 5 0.6990 2.7960 0.8000
– 15 9 – 135 10 1 9 0.9000
– 10 12 – 120 15 1.1761 14.1132 0.8000
–5 15 – 75 20 1.3010 19.5150 0.7500
0 18 0 25 1.3979 25.1622 0.7200
5 7 35 30 1.4771 10.3397 0.2333
10 3 30 35 1.5441 4.6323 0.0857
15 2 30 40 1.6021 3.2042 0.0500
Total 70 – 315 – – 88.7626 4.3390

Arithmetic Mean G.M. = 18.54

 fD Harmonic Mean
A.M. = A +
f f
H.M. =
A.M. = 25 +
 315  A.M. = 20.5
 f 
 
70 X

Geometric Mean 70
H.M. =
4.3390
  f log X 
G.M. = Antilog  
 f 
H.M. = 16.13
Hence
 88.7626  A.M. > G.M. > H.M.
G.M. = Antilog  
 70 

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QUESTION 32
Justify the relation between A.M., G.M. and H.M. from the following data:
U –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
f 4 9 12 15 18 7 3 2
Where U = (X – 50) /7.
SOLUTION
f
U f fU X log X f log X
X
–4 4 – 16 22 1.3424 5.3696 0.1818
–3 9 – 27 29 1.4624 13.1616 0.3103
–2 12 – 24 36 1.5563 18.6756 0.3333
–1 15 – 15 43 1.6335 24.5025 0.3488
0 18 0 50 1.6990 30.5820 0.3600
1 7 7 57 1.7559 12.2913 0.1228
2 3 6 64 1.8062 5.4186 0.0469
3 2 6 71 1.8513 3.7026 0.0282
Total 70 – 63 – – 113.7038 1.7321
Arithmetic Mean G.M. = 42.11
 fU Harmonic Mean
A.M. = A + h
f f
H.M. =
A.M. = 50 +
 63 7
 f 
 
70 X

A.M. = 43.7 70
H.M. =
1.7321
Geometric Mean
H.M. = 40.41
  f log X 
G.M. = Antilog  
 f  Hence
A.M. > G.M. > H.M.
 113.7038 
G.M. = Antilog  
 70 

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