Răspuns:
a₁ = 1/4
Explicație pas cu pas:
a₆ = a₄ · q² = 4a₄
a₁ = a₄ : q³ = a₄/8 sau a₄ = 8a₁ ; a₆ = 32a₁
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a₁ +3/4 ; a₄+21 ; a₆+37 progr. aritmetica <=>
a₄+21 = (a₁+3/4+a₆+37)/2 <=>
8a₁+21 = (a₁+3/4+32a₁+37)/2 <=>
4·(16a₁+42) = 4a₁+3+128a₁+148 =>
64a₁+168 = 132a₁+151 => 68a₁ = 17 =>
a₁ = 17/68 = 1/4 => a₁ = 1/4