Problema Solution

1St three term of a gp are x,2x-3 and 3x-2.find the value of x

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gp = geometric progression, also known as a geometric sequence, is a sequence of numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous one by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio


thus we have


(2x - 3)/x = (3x - 2)/(2x - 3)


x(3x - 2) = (2x - 3)^2


3x^2 - 2x = 4x^2 - 12x + 9


x^2 - 10x + 9 = 0


by solving the quadratic equation we find


x1 = 1


x2 = 9


there are 2 solutions for x: 1 and 9.