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Find four numbers in A .P. such that the sum of the first and last number is 8 and the product of second and third number is 12

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Answered by Anonymous
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let four no's be a, a+ d, a+2d, a+ 3d

a+ a+ 3d = 8
2a + 3d = 8

(a+d)( a+2d) = 12
a.a + 2da + da + 2d.d = 12
a.a,+ 3ad + 2 d.d = 12

put a= 8-3d)/2.

64 + 9 d.d - 48d)/4 + 24 -9d)/2 + 2 d.d = 12

64 + 9 d.d -48 d +,48,- 18 d + 2 d.d = 11

11 d.d - 66 d = 111

find d and in turn a

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