The Heronian mean of two numbers 
and 
is defined as
 |  |  |
(1)
|
 |  |  |
(2)
|
where 
is the arithmetic mean and 
the geometric mean. It arises
in the determination of the volume of a pyramidal
frustum.
Heronian Mean
See also
Arithmetic Mean, Geometric Mean, Pyramidal FrustumExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Eves, H. A Survey of Geometry, rev. ed. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, p. 7, 1965.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Heronian MeanCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Heronian Mean." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/HeronianMean.html