What is the geometric mean of 2, 8 and 32?
Correct answer: C. 8
- A. 4
- B. 6
- C. 8
- D. 12
Explanation
The geometric mean is the cube root of the product: (2 × 8 × 32)^(1/3) = 512^(1/3) = 8. The arithmetic mean would be different because it adds the values instead of multiplying them.
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