The first three terms of a geometric progression are $a, b, c$. If the harmonic mean of $a$ and $b$ is $12$ and the harmonic mean of $b$ and $c$ is $36$,then $a = \dots$

  • A
    $24$
  • B
    $8$
  • C
    $72$
  • D
    $1/3$

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