document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1107165>Question 1107165</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the two possible values of p if p-3,3p+5 and 18p-5 are 3 consecutive terms of a GP </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the ratio of the third term to the second term is equal to the ratio of the second term to the first term,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since both ratios are equal to the common ratio, by the definition of the geometric progression:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2818p-5%29%2F%283p%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2818p-5%29%2F%283p%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283p%2B5%29%2F%28p-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283p%2B5%29%2F%28p-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross-multiply to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2818p-5%29%2A%28p-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2818p-5%29%2A%28p-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283p%2B5%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283p%2B5%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is the quadratic equation. Simplify it and reduce to the standard form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then find two roots of p using the quadratic formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After finding these values, restore the terms.<BR>\n" );
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