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Find the mean proportional of 12.96 and 0.16.

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SSC CGL 2024 (Tier-I) Previous Year Paper (17-Sep-2024) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is

1.44

The mean proportional of two numbers \( a \) and \( b \) is given by:

\( \sqrt{a \times b} \).

Substituting the given values:

\( \sqrt{12.96 \times 0.16} \).

\( \sqrt{2.0736} \).

\( = 1.44 \).

Thus, the correct answer is option 1.

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