2022 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 20
Problem
A four-term sequence is formed by adding each term of a four-term arithmetic sequence of positive integers to the corresponding term of a four-term geometric sequence of positive integers. The first three terms of the resulting four-term sequence are 
, 
, and 
. What is the fourth term of this sequence?
Solution
a+b=57 (a+n)+bm=60 (a+2n)+bm^2=91
b(m-1)+n=3 bm(m-1)+n=31
b(m-1)^2=28
only square with integer m that fits the factors of 28 is 4, thus b=7, (m-1)^2=4 so m=3, b=7.
Then, a=50 and n=3. Plug these in the second equation to get 50+n+21=60. Thus, n=-11.
so (a+3n)+bm^3=(50-33)+7*3^3=206
Video Solution by OmegaLearn
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