SOLUTION: 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

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Question 1141886: 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
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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The given information is inconsistent.

If the third term is 9 times the first term, then the common ratio between successive terms is 3 (or it could be -3).

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.