Sunday, February 19, 2012

a,b,c are the consecutive terms of a g.p. a+b+c=124a is the third term of an a.p. b is the thirteenth of an a.p. c is the fifteenth of an a.p....

Since a,b,c, are the consecutive terms of a geometric
progression, we'll apply the average theorem:


b^2  =a*c
(1)


From enunciation, we know
that:


c = a + 12d (2)


b = a +
10d (3)


d is the common difference of the arithmetical
progression, whose terms are a,b,c.


We'll substitute (2)
and (3) in (1):


(a + 10d)^2 = a(a +
12d)


We'll expand the
square:


a^2 + 20ad + 100d^2 = a^2 +
12ad


We'll eliminate a^2 both
sides:


20ad + 100d^2 - 12ad =
0


8ad + 100d^2 = 0


We'll
divide by 4:


2ad + 25d^2 =
0


We'll factorize by d:


d(2a +
25d) = 0


We'll set 2a + 25d =
0


a = -25d/2 (4)


We'll write
the condition from enunctiation, that:


a + b + c =
124


a + a + 12d + a + 10d =
124


3a + 22d = 124 (5)


We'll
substitute (4) in (5):


-75d/2 + 22d =
124


-75d + 44d = 248


-31d =
248


d = -8


3a = 124 +
176


a = 300/3


a =
100


Furthermore, substituting, b = 20 and c =
4.


The terms a,b,c are: a = 100, b = 20 and c
= 4.

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