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The `5^(t h)`, `8^(t h)`and `11^(t h)`terms of a G.P. are p, q and s, respectively. Show that `q^2=p s`.

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`a_5` = p = `a_1r^4`
`a_8` = q = `a_1r^7`
`a_11` = s = `a_1r^10`
`q^2` = `a_1^2r^(14)`
= `a_1r^4cdota_1r^10`
=`pcdot s`
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