document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1135842>Question 1135842</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of three terms of an A.P. is 21 and the product of the first and third exceeds the second term by 6, find the terms.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is a quick informal solution, if an algebraic solution is not required.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The middle term in an AP with three terms is the average of the terms.  If the sum of the three terms is 21, then the middle term is 7.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The given information then says the product of the first and third terms is 7+6=13.  Since 13 = 1*13, the first and last terms are (in either order) 1 and 13.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWERS:  1, 7, 13  or  13, 7, 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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