document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481956>Question 481956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this question: In an arithmetic progression,the 6th term is twice the 4th term and the 3rd term is 15.Find the first term and the common difference. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The 3rd term is given as 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 4th term is 15 + d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 5th term is 15 + 2d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 6th term is 15 + 3d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But since the 6th term is 2 times the 4th:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 15\ +\ 3d\ =\ 2(15\ +\ d)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ d\ =\ 15\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 3rd term is 15 so the 2nd term is 15 - 15 = 0 and the 1st term is 0 - 15 = -15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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