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Between two numbers whose sum is $\frac{13}{6}$ , an even number of A.M.s is inserted, the sum of these means exceeds their number by unity. Find the number of means.

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Between two numbers whose sum is

\frac{13}{6}

, an even number of A.M.s is inserted, the sum of these means exceeds their number by unity. Find the number of means.

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Let

a

and

b

be two numbers and

2 n

A.M.s are inserted between

a

and

b,

then

\frac{2 n}{2} (a + b) = 2 n + 1.

n (\frac{13}{6}) = 2 n + 1

[given

a + b = \frac{13}{6}

]

\Rightarrow

n = 6

∴

Number of means

= 12.

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Question Text	Between two numbers whose sum is $\frac{13}{6}$ , an even number of A.M.s is inserted, the sum of these means exceeds their number by unity. Find the number of means.
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