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问题: 简单数学题

The sum of the first 6 terms of an arithmetic progression is 96. The sum of the first 10 terms is one third of the sum of the first 20 terms. Find the first term and the common difference.

解答:

解:
S6=3(a1+a6)=6a1+15d=96,a1=16-5d/2
S10=5(a1+a10)=10a1+45d=160+20d
S20=10(a1+a20)=20a1+190d=320+140d
∵S10=S20/3
∴160+20d=320/3+140d/3,d=2
a1=16-5×2/2=11