Friday, October 26, 2012

Determine the quadratic ax^2+bx+c, if a,b,c are terms of arithmetic sequence. a=2t-3,b=5t+1,c=4t-7

If  2t-3, 5t+1, 4t-7, are the consecutive terms of an
arithmetical progression, then the middle term is the arithmetical mean of its neighbor
terms.


5t+1=(2t-3+4t-7)/2


We'll
combine like terms inside
brackets:


5t+1=(6t-10)/2


5t+1=2(3t-5)/2


5t+1=3t-5


We'll
move the terms in t to the left side and the numbers alone to the right
side:


5t-3t=-1-5


2t=-6


t=-6/2


t=-3


Since
the coefficients a,b,c are depending on t, we'll determine
them:


a = 2t - 3


a = -6 -
3


a = -9


b = 5t +
1


b = -15+1


b =
-14


c = 4t - 7


c = -12 -
7


c = -19


The quadratic
equation is: -9x^2 - 14x - 19 = 0


We'll multiply by -1 and
we'll get:


9x^2 + 14x + 19 =
0

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