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If first three terms of the sequence `1//16 ,a , b , c1//16` are in geometric series and last three terms are in harmonic series, then find the values of `aa n dbdot`

A

`1/12,4/9`

B

`4/7,3/4`

C

`1/9,1/12`

D

`-1/4,1`

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