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Grade 1010 grade maths

The sum of 3 numbers in an Arithmetic sequence is 12 and the sum of their cubes is 288. Find the numbers.

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6 Years agoGrade 10
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6 Years ago
Let the numbers be a-d, a, a+d
So, 3a= 12 
Or, a= 4
(4-d)^3+64+(4+d)^3=288
Or, 24d^2= 96 
Or, d^2 = 4 
Or, d= ±2
Numbers are
2,4,6
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