 Of three numbers in geometrical progression, the sum of the first and second exceeds the third by 3, and the sum of the first and third exceeds the second by 21. What are the numbers ? 15.  A Higher Algebra - Page 280by George Albert Wentworth - 1891 - 521 pagesFull view - About this book
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