The arithmetic mean, , of any two positive numbers and is defined to be and their geometric mean, , is defined to be .
For two particular values and , with , the ratio .
For these values of and , what is the ratio ?
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5 : 4
2 : 1
5 : 2
7 : 2
4 : 1
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