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Question 857283
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Given numbers a,b,c find x: a+x, b+x, c+x are
consecutive in a geometric sequence. What is x?
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For a+x, b+x, c+x to form a geometric sequence, we must have
. Subtract x^2 from both sides and you will obtain
, provided this number exists.