Question

Determine the geometric mean of 1, 3 , 5, 7, 9. Round your answer to the hundredth place.
a.
2.94
c.
4.94
b.
1.94
d.
3.94

Answer 1

alright

Answer 2

for geometric mean, we need to take n'th root of the product of all terms
n being number of terms
\(here, \Large \sqrt[5]{1\times 3 \times 5\times 7\times 9}\)

Answer 3

t im confused, i dont add then?

Answer 4

nopes, for arithmetic mean, you add
for geometric mean, you multiply :)

Answer 5

you tried to help, thats already a good thing :)

Answer 6

hahah okay then :) thanks

Answer 7

i got 945 when i multipled them

Answer 8

take the 5th root now :)

Answer 9

how do i do that? o.o

Answer 10

use calculator or google
you should get 3.936 ...rounded to 3.94 :)

Answer 11

how do i put that on my caculator though? haha thanks !

Answer 12

welcome ^_^