The sum of three numbers in a particular arithmetic sequence

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The sum of three numbers in a particular arithmetic sequence is 33 and their product is 1287. Then, find the numbers that satisfied the sequence.

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Jawab:

The numbers that satisfied the sequence are 9, 11, and 13.

Penjelasan dengan langkah-langkah:

If those three numbers are x, y, and z, then it is known that:

  • y - x = z - y        ......(1) (rule of any arithmetic sequence)
  • x + y + z = 33    .....(2)
  • xyz = 1287        .....(3)

From equation (1), we can get:

\begin{aligned}y-x &= z-y\\y-x-z+y&=0\quad\quad\text{(+z-y change\ side)}\\2y-x-z&=0\\\bf-x+2y-z&=\bf0\quad\dots\text{(4)}\end{aligned}

The sum of equation (2) and (4) would be:

\begin{tabular}{r r r r c}x + &y + &z = &33&\ \\-x + &2y - &z = &0&\ \\\cline{1-4} &\\0 + &3y + &0 = &33&\ \\& & \bf y = & \bf 11\end{tabular}

Substitute the value of y to equation (3):

\begin{aligned}xyz &= 1287\\11xz &= 1287\\xz &= 1287 \div 11\\\bf xz &= \bf 117\quad\dots(5)\end{aligned}

Substitute the value of y to equation (2):

\begin{aligned}x+y+z&=33\\x+11+z&=33\\x+z&=33-11\\x+z&=22\\\bf z&=\bf 22-x\quad\dots(6)\end{aligned}

And then, substitute the value of z from equation (6) to equation (5):

\begin{aligned}xz&=117\\x(22-x)&=117\\22x-x^2&=117\\-22x+x^2&=-117\quad\dots\text{($\times$ -1)}\\\bf x^2-22x+117&=\bf 0\quad\dots\text{(put them in order)}\\(x-9)(x-13)&=0\quad\dots\text{(factorization)}\\\bf x=9 \ \ or\ \ x&=\bf 13\end{aligned}

At this point, we can guess that:

x = 9andz = 13.

Let's verify this sequence:

  • 9, 11, 13 : yes, this is an arithmetic sequence
  • x + y + z = 9 + 11 + 13 = 33 : it is proved that the sum of these three numbers equals to 33.
  • xyz = 9×11×13 = 99×13 = 1287 : it is also proved that their product is 1287.

CONCLUSION:

The numbers that satisfied the sequence are 9, 11, and 13.

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Last Update: Thu, 27 Jan 22