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Find the 5 consecutive terms in A.P whose sum is 120 and the ratio of the product of the first n d last terms to the product of 2nd n 4th term is 20:21?I am not getting the accurate value?
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let the terms of the A.P. be
a1
a2 = a1 + d
a3 = a1 + 2d
a4 = a1 + 3d
a5 = a1 + 4d
the sum of the 5 consecutive terms is
S5 = (5/2)(a1 + a5)
120 = (5/2)(a1 + a1 + 4d)
5(a1 + 2d) = 120
a1 + 2d = 24
a1 = 24 - 2d
the ratio of the product of the first n d last terms to the product of 2nd n 4th term is 20:21
(a1*a5) : (a2*a4) = 20 : 21
21a1(a1 + 4d) = 20(a1 + d)(a1 + 3d)
plug a1 = 24 - 2d into the last equaton
21(24 - 2d )(24 - 2d + 4d) = 20(24 - 2d + d)(24 - 2d + 3d)
by solving we find 2 solutions
d1 = 3
d2 = -3
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for d1 = 3 we have a1 = 24 - 6 = 18 thus the terms are
18, 21, 24, 27, 30
for d1 = -3 we have a1 = 24 + 6 = 30 thus the terms are
30, 27, 24, 21, 18