document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1023563>Question 1023563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A sequence has 12 elements. The six elements form a geometric progression and the last seven elements form an arithmetic progression. If the first element is 3 and the sixth element is -96,find the sum of the first six terms and the 10th element if the 12th element is -72. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A sequence has 12 elements. The six elements form a geometric progression and the last seven elements form an arithmetic progression. If the first element is 3 and the sixth element is -96,find the sum of the first six terms and the 10th element if the 12th element is -72.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The condition does not say that the FIRST six elements form a geometric progression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rest would be obvious.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bad formulation.\r<BR>\n" );
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