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Dec 11 2013 11:15pm
i need 3 numbers that fill the conditions

3 numbers of continued proportion which the sum is 10 and the product of the first two is 6
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Dec 11 2013 11:19pm
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Dec 12 2013 12:14am
Do you mean :

find x and k such that :

(x) + (kx) + (k²x) = 10
and
(x).(kx) = 6

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Dec 12 2013 02:06am
Quote (brigadier @ 12 Dec 2013 05:15)
i need 3 numbers that fill the conditions
3 numbers of continued proportion which the sum is 10 and the product of the first two is 6


my understanding would be (using a,b and c in sequence):

a+b+c=10, a*b=6 and b/a=c/b (this for the continued proportion)?

which means three equations with three unknown
go ahead and solve them
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Dec 12 2013 03:29am
Quote (brmv @ Dec 12 2013 12:06am)
my understanding would be (using a,b and c in sequence):

a+b+c=10, a*b=6 and b/a=c/b (this for the continued proportion)?

which means three equations with three unknown
go ahead and solve them


thanks thats what i wanted
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Dec 12 2013 06:10am
Quote (brigadier @ Dec 12 2013 10:29am)
thanks thats what i wanted


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