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Let a, b, c be distinct positive numbers in Arithmetic progression such that their Geometric mean is b2/3  and  c>a+2. If their common difference is d, where dN is minimum, then the value of (2b1)2=pq,   where p,q are natural numbers with HCF 2, then the value of p16q is __

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Let  bd,b+d     [(bd).b(b+d)]13=b23(b2d2)b=b2    b2bd2=0   d2=b2b     d2=(b12)214      d2>14

Possible values of  d2  are{0,1,4,9,.....}

At   d2=0a=b=c      At   d2=1b1,b,b+1  but  ca=2    At   d2=4b2,b,b+2  but  ca=4>2        Now,  (2b1)2=4b24b+1       =4(b2b)+1=4d2+1=17

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