document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1141886>Question 1141886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A G. P is such that  the third  term is nine times  the first term, while the second term is one twenty fourth of a fifth term, find it fourth term </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The given information is inconsistent.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the third term is 9 times the first term, then the common ratio between successive terms is 3 (or it could be -3).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the common ratio is 3 or -3, the ratio between the 2nd and 5th term is 1/27 or -1/27 -- it can't be 1/24. </SPAN>\n" );
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