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Published on: August 12, 2026
If 
and 
be three distinct real numbers in 
and 
then 
cannot be:
A
B
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
JEE Main 2019
are in gp
Since, 
Take square on both sides, we get
are positive and 
which is also positive.
Then, 
would be positive but for 
is negative.
Hence, 
cannot be taken as 
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