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Forum Name: High school
Topic ID: 380
Message ID: 1
#1, RE: Geometric series ratios
Posted by alexb on Jun-17-08 at 11:02 AM
In response to message #0
If the initial arithmetic progrssion is a +i·d, then the condition is

(a + 15d)² / (a + 13d)² = (a + 13d)² / (a + 12d)²

which gives you

(a + 15d)² · (a + 11d)² = (a + 13d)² · (a + 13d)².

There are two ways to get rid of the square. Try both.