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State True or False for the statements

, where a, b, c are in A.P.

True

Since a, b, c are in AP, 2b = a + c.



Performing the operation R1→ R1 + R3



Since 2b = a + c,



Here R1 and R2 are proportional to each other,


⇒ 0 = 0


Hence the above statement is true.


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