Question

The geometric mean of 5 and 15 is.....

Answer 1

This is the square root of their product. Sqrt(5*15) is what?

Answer 2

Not everyone will recognize the meaning of "geometric mean." How about doing yourself and others a favor and defining "geometric mean"? Thanks, HDH. I didn't know that.

Answer 3

Geometric mean is the nth root of the product of n numbers. For example, the geometric mean of 5 numbers means you'd take the 5th root of the product of those 5 numbers.

Answer 4

You sound very well informed! In what settings would one use the geometric mean?