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Sequence - 4 (Posted on 2006-03-23) Difficulty: 3 of 5
The number of terms of an Arithmetic Progression is even.

The sum of the terms in the odd places (First term + Third Term + Fifth Term + ...and so on) is 24;

The sum of the terms in the even places (Second Term + Fourth Term + Sixth Term + ... and so on) is 30; and

The last term exceeds the first by 21/2, then:

What is the arithmetic progression?

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Puzzle Answer | Comment 5 of 6 |
The required arithmetic progression (or arithmetic sequence) consists of precisely 8 term and is given by:
3/2, 3, 9/2, 6, 15/2, 9, 21/2, 12

  Posted by K Sengupta on 2022-06-12 12:24:47
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