SOLUTION: If (3-x),6 and (7-5x) are in g.p find the common ratio and sum of g.p

Question 1200418: If (3-x),6 and (7-5x) are in g.p find the common ratio and sum of g.p

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You should arrange , and solve it, and then evaluate the common ratio.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The ratio between terms is constant:

This will give you a quadratic equation; it will have two solutions, so there will be two sets of answers to the problem.

The quadratic will factor; but if you aren't good at factoring quadratics, you can go straight to the quadratic formula.

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