Show that the nth root of the product of n geometric means between x and y is thegeometric mean between x and y

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1. Let's start by defining what the geometric mean between two numbers x and y is. The geometric mean is the nth root of the product of the numbers. So, the geometric mean (G) between x and y is given by G = (x*y)^(1/n).

2. Now, let's consider n geometric means between x and y. Let's denote these geometric means as g1, g2, ..., gn. By definition, these geometric means are such that x, g1, g2, ..., gn, y form a geometric sequence.

3. In a geometric sequence, the ratio of any two consecutive terms is constant. So, we have x/g1 = g1/g2 = ... = gn/y. Let's denote this common ratio as r. So, we have r = (g1/x) = (g2/g1) = ... = (y/gn).

4. The nth root of the product of n geometric means between x and y is given by ((g1g2...gn)^(1/n)). Since all the geometric means form a geometric sequence with the common ratio r, we have g1 = xr, g2 = g1r = xr^2, ..., gn = xr^n. So, the product g1g2*...*gn = x^n * r^(1+2+...+n) = x^n * r^(n(n+1)/2).

5. Taking the nth root of this product gives us (x^n * r^(n(n+1)/2))^(1/n) = x * r^((n+1)/2).

6. But we know that r = y/gn = y/(xr^n) = y/x^(1-n). Substituting this into the above expression gives us x * (y/x^(1-n))^((n+1)/2) = (xy)^(1/n) = G.

So, we have shown that the nth root of the product of n geometric means between x and y is the geometric mean between x and y.