#1015 · Algebra · Sequences & series

Determine the GP from two terms

In a geometric progression the fifth term is $81$ and the second term is $24$ . Find the first three terms of the progression.

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. V. Geometrical Progression, Examples V.a, No. 21

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).