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Sequence Group V (Posted on 2011-03-31) Difficulty: 4 of 5
Five positive integers A, B, C, D and E, with A < B < C < D < E, are such that:

(i) A, B and C (in this order) are in harmonic sequence, and:

(ii) B, C and D (in this order) are in geometric sequence, and:

(iii) C, D and E (in this order) are in arithmetic sequence.

Determine the minimum value of (E-A) such that there are precisely three quintuplets (A, B, C, D, E) that satisfy all the given conditions.

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta    
Rating: 4.0000 (2 votes)

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  Subject Author Date
SolutionAt last a winnerbroll2011-04-06 12:26:51
Further improvementbroll2011-04-06 10:28:24
Possible approach and a suggested answerbroll2011-04-05 12:17:17
Some ThoughtsHave to start somewhere.Jer2011-04-05 02:00:21
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