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Question 997811: The sum of three numbers in a.p is 12 and the sum of their squares is 66. what are the numbers
Answer by ikleyn(52788) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x be a middle number, then the first one is x-d and the third one is x+d, where d is the common difference.
The sum of three is 12. It means that
(x-d) + x + (x+d) = 12, or
3x = 12, x = = 4.
The sum of squares is 66. It means that
= , or
+ + = ,
+ = ,
= ,
= ,
= = , d = +/-.
Thus our progression is 1, 4, 7 or 7, 4, 1.
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