⎩⎨⎧a1−b1=1a2−b2=1a3−b3=5a4−b4=17
⎩⎨⎧a1=b1+1a2=b2+1a3=b3+5a4=b4+17
⎩⎨⎧a1=b1+1a2=b1+r+1a3=b1+2r+5a4=b1+3r+17
Skorzystajmy dwukrotnie z własności ciągu geometrycznego:
a22=a1⋅a3
(b1+(r+1))2=(b1+1)(b1+2r+5) (b1+(r+1))2=(b1+1)(b1+2r+5)
b12+2b1(r+1)+r2+2r+1=b12+2b1r+5b1+b1+2r+5 ∣−b12
2b1r+2b1+r2+2r+1=2b1r+6b1+2r+5 ∣−2b1r,−2r
2b1+r2+1=6b1+5
r2=4b1+4
a32=a2⋅a4
(b1+(2r+5))2=(b1+r+1)(b1+3r+17)
b12+2b1(2r+5)+4r2+20r+25=b12+3b1r+17b1+b1r+3r2+17r+b1+3r+17
b12+4b1r+10b1+4r2+20r+25=b12+4b1r+18b1+3r2+20r+17 ∣−b12,−4b1r
10b1+4r2+20r+25=18b1+3r2+20r+17 ∣−20r
10b1+4r2+25=18b1+3r2+17
r2=8b1−8
A więc:
4b1+4=8b1−8
−4b1=−12
b1=3
czyli:
r2=24−8
r2=16
r=4
A więc ciąg arytmetyczny to:
bn=3+4(n−1)=3+4n−4=4n−1
Pierwsze cztery wyrazy ciągu geometrycznego:
⎩⎨⎧a1−3=1a2−7=1a3−11=5a4−15=17
⎩⎨⎧a1=4a2=8a3=16a4=32