the produc of three no.s in gp is 31 and the sum of their squares is 651. find the no.s
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la+ar+ar2=31a2+a2r2+a2r4=651
square the first equation
a2+a2r2+a2r4+2(a2r+a2r3+a2r2)=961a2+a2r2+a2r4+2r(a2+a2r2+a2r)=961651+2r(a2+a2r2+a2r)=9612r(a2+a2r2+a2r)=3102ar(a+ar2+ar)=3102ar(31)=310ar=5a=5r
From first equation
a+ar+ar2=31a(1+r+r2)=315r(1+r+r2)=311r(1+r+r2)=3151r+1+r=3151+r+r2=31r55+5r+5r2=31r5r2−26r+5=0
Solving this quadratic equation gives r=5
a=5r=1
So numbers are
1,5,25
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