Let be such that for all and are in A.P., then the minimum value of is:
- (A)3✓ Correct
- (B)4
- (C)2
- (D)0
Answer: (A)
Solution
For the three quantities to be in arithmetic progression the middle one is the average of the outer two, so . By AM-GM, and , so . The minimum, attained at , is .
JEE Main · 2020 · 08 Jan 2020 · Shift 1 · Single correct option