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Question-136500

Question Number 136500 by rexford last updated on 22/Mar/21 Answered by Dwaipayan Shikari last updated on 22/Mar/21 a2d+ad+a+a+d+a+2d+a+3d=786a+3d=782a+d=26sincea2d>1a>2d+1Greatestpossiblewhena=2d+1$$\mathrm{2}{a}+{d}=\mathrm{26}\Rightarrow\mathrm{5}{d}+\mathrm{2}=\mathrm{26}\Rightarrow\Rightarrow{d}=\frac{\mathrm{24}}{\mathrm{5}} \