Let , , , , and be five consecutive terms in an arithmetic progression , and suppose that .
Which of the following terms can be uniquely found?
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Let n be the common difference between every two consecutive terms.
Note that:
a = c − 2 n ,
b = c − n ,
c = c ,
d = c + n , and
e = c + 2 n
⟹ a + b + c + d + e = ( c − 2 n ) + ( c − n ) + c + ( c + 2 n ) + ( c + n ) = 5 c = 1 2 5 ⟹ c = 2 5 .
We can not find other terms since n which is the common difference is unknown.