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# What is the numerical value of the second term in the following seq

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What is the numerical value of the second term in the following sequence: $$x, x+1, x+3, x+6, x+10, x+15$$...?

(1) The sum of the first and second terms is one-half the sum of the third and fourth terms.

(2) The sum of the sixth and seventh terms is 43.

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What is the numerical value of the second term in the following sequence: $$x, x+1, x+3, x+6, x+10, x+15$$...?

(1) The sum of the first and second terms is one-half the sum of the third and fourth terms.

(2) The sum of the sixth and seventh terms is 43.

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1) 2(x+x+1) = x+3+x+6
= 4x+2 = 2x+9
2x = 7
x =3.5
second term
3.5+1 = 4.5 sufficient

2)x+15+x+21 = 43
2x+36 = 43
or x = 3.5
or x+1 = 3.5

sufficient

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