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(1) ”元気なの?” and "調子はどうだい？" are pretty much equivalent in _meaning_ and
_formality_ , right? The ”元気なの?” being a little feminine because of the "なの"?
And, "調子はどうだい？" is rarely / never used by native speakers? I don't think I've
ever heard it used.

(2) "調子はどうだい？" is just an informal way to say "調子はどうですか？", right?

(3) Can I up the formality of 「調子はどうですか？」? Perhaps:  
"ご調子は、どうですか？"  
"ご調子は、いかがですか？" // <--- best?  
"ご調子は、おいかがですか？"  
"ご調子は、どうなさっていますか？"

(4) When I am greeting someone in a business setting, can I pop-off a:  
"ご調子は、いかがですか？"  
and not have the native speaker think that I sound weird? Rather, I'd want
him/her to think I sound _different_ , but not _weird_.

thanks.
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formality issues regarding the 「調子はどうだい？」 greeting
I would say that the polite version of 調子はどうだい would be

> ご機嫌はいかがですか?

but is usually reserved for written correspondence. Inquiring about someone's
health (e.g. "How are you?") is not really used as a formal greeting in
Japanese. Unless you know someone is recovering from an illness, in which case
one could ask

> お加減はいかがですか?

P.S. ご調子はいかがですか? does sound weird, not just different.
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