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Revision as of 00:17, 5 January 2014
- The following problem is from both the 2003 AMC 12B #6 and 2003 AMC 10B #8, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
The second and fourth terms of a geometric sequence are and
. Which of the following is a possible first term?
Solution
Let the first term be and the common difference be
. Therefore,
Dividing by
eliminates the
, yielding
, so
.
Now, since ,
, so
.
We therefore see that is a possible first term.
See Also
2003 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
2003 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
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