#840 · Algebra · Sequences & series
Divide 20 into A.P.
Divide 20 into four parts that are in arithmetic progression, such that the ratio of the product of the first and fourth parts to the product of the second and third parts is 2 : 3.
H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. IV. Arithmetical Progression, Examples IV.b, No. 14
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