Find three numbers in G.P. whose product is 729 and the sum of their products in pairs is 819.
Let the three numbers be .
∴ According to the question
⇒ …(1)
From 1 we get
⇒ a3 = 729
∴ a = 9.
⇒
⇒ a + ar + a2 = 819
Substituting a = 9 in above equation we get
⇒ 9 + 9r + 81 = 819
⇒ 9r = 729
⇒ r = 81
∴ are the three numbers.