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Question 972099: The first term of an Arithmetic progression is 3, find the common difference if the sum of the first eight terms is twice the sum of the first five terms Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source):
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The first term of an Arithmetic progression is 3, find the common difference if the sum of the first eight terms is twice the sum of the first five terms