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Three numbers in GP from sum and product

Three numbers form a geometric progression. Their sum is and their product is . Find the three numbers.

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. V. Geometrical Progression, Examples V.a, No. 24

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