题目
Problem
An arithmetic progression has first term and common difference , where . The second, fifth and eleventh terms of the arithmetic progression, in that order, are the first three terms of a geometric progression.
(a) Find the value of .
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(b) The sum of the first terms of the arithmetic progression is denoted by . The sum of the first terms of the geometric progression is denoted by .
Find the value of .
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题目中文翻译
一个等差数列的首项为 ,公差为 ,其中 。该等差数列的第 2 项、第 5 项和第 11 项按此顺序构成一个等比数列的前三项。
(a) 求 的值。
(b) 该等差数列前 项的和记为 。该等比数列前 项的和记为 。
求 的值。