SOLUTION: Insert the indicated number of arithmetic means given the first and last terms. -5 and 60 indicated number [6]

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Question 1184371: Insert the indicated number of arithmetic means given the first and last terms.
-5 and 60
indicated number [6]
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Insert the indicated number of arithmetic means given the first and last terms.
-5 and+60
indicated number [6]
Between the endpoints, -5 and 60, the distance is 65+units.
6+inserted arithmetic means divide this distance, this segment [-5,60], in 6%2B1+=+7 gaps of equal length.

65%2F7 is the common+difference of the arithmetic sequence
-5, 30%2F7,95%2F7, 160%2F7,+225%2F7, 290%2F7, 355%2F7, 60
so, you insert 30%2F7,95%2F7, 160%2F7,+225%2F7, 290%2F7, 355%2F7