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If `a ,b ,c ,d` are in G.P. prove that: `(a b-c d)/(b^2-c^2)=(a+c)/b`

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Given that `a, b, c `are in GP.
By using the property of geometric mean,
`b^2 = ac`
` bc = ad`
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