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Divide 32 into four parts which are in A. P such that the product of extremes is to the product of mean is 7:15 .

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Yogita Ingle 7 years, 2 months ago

Let the four parts be (a - 3d), (a -d), (a + d) and (a + 3d)
Given  (a - 2d) + (a -d) + (a + d) +(a + d) = 32
4a = 32
Hence, a = 8
Given (a - 3d)(a + 3d)/(a - d)(a + d) = 7/15
15(a2 - 9d2) = 7(a2 - d2)
128d2 = 8a2
 = 8 x 64
d2 = 4
Therefore, d = ± 2
So the AP is 2,6,10,14 or 14,10,6,2

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