Consider sequences consisting of three non-zero real numbers.
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Problem
Consider sequences consisting of three non-zero real numbers.
(i) State the necessary and sufficient condition for numbers x,y,z to be consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression and of a geometric progression, respectively.
(ii) Decide whether the triple −6,−2,2 forms an arithmetic progression, a geometric progression, or neither. Show complete justification.
(iii) Prove that the only sequence which can simultaneously be an arithmetic progression and a geometric progression is the constant sequence in which all terms are equal.