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Assertion: The numbers 4, 8, 16 are in continued proportion.

Reason: Three numbers a, b, c are in continued proportion, if a : b = b : c.

  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  4. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

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Answer

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Explanation

Given:

Numbers 4, 8, 16 are in continued proportion.

Numbers to be in continued proportion, it should satisfy 4 : 8 = 8 : 16

Ratio 1 (4 : 8) = 48=12\dfrac{4}{8} = \dfrac{1}{2}

Ratio 2 (8 : 16) = 816=12\dfrac{8}{16} = \dfrac{1}{2}

Since the ratios are equal, the Assertion is True.

The reason states that a, b, c are in continued proportion if a : b = b : c. This is the mathematical definition of continued proportion.

This statement is correct and explains the assertion.

Hence, option 1 is the correct option.

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