document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1187313>Question 1187313</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A geometric progression has six terms. The first term is 486 and the common ratio is ;. An<BR>\n" );
document.write( "arithmetic progression has 35 terms and common difference;. The sum of all the terms in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the geometric progression is equal to the sum of all the terms in the arithmetic progression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the first term and the last term of the arithmetic progression. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Neither the common ratio of the geometric progression nor the common difference of the arithmetic progression show up in your post.<br><BR>\n" );
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