SOLUTION: The first two terms of goemetric progression add upto 12 . The sum of the third and the fourth terms is 48 .if the terms of the GP are alternatively positive and negative.find the

SOLUTION: The first two terms of goemetric progression add upto 12 . The sum of the third and the fourth terms is 48 .if the terms of the GP are alternatively positive and negative.find the

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Question 1063026: The first two terms of goemetric progression add upto 12 . The sum of the third and the fourth terms is 48 .if the terms of the GP are alternatively positive and negative.find the first term.

Answer by ikleyn(52832) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The first term is -12.

The common ratio is -2.

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