Type the second number for each pair such that square root is 6 is the geometric mean for the pair.

What is the second number in the pair if the first number is 2?

Question

Type the second number for each pair such that square root is 6  is the geometric mean for the pair.

What is the second number in the pair if the first number is 2?

anonymous · Answer

The geometric mean of n positive numbers is the nth root of their product. For example, the geometric mean of 3 and 12 is √(3*12) = √36 = 6.

I think what you’re asking is:

2 * x = √6

x = 3 because 2 * 3 = 6, and thus the geometric mean is √6.

Hope that helps!