#831 · Algebra · Sequences & series
First term and length from later terms
In an arithmetic progression the fourth term is , the forty‑second term is , and the last term is . Determine the first term and the number of terms.
H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. IV. Arithmetical Progression, Examples IV.b, No. 5
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