document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1063026>Question 1063026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first term is -12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The common ratio is -2.\r<BR>\n" );
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