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algebra intermediate

Problem

It is given that , where , , and are positive integers that form an increasing geometric sequence and is the square of an integer. Find .
Solution
By the properties of logarithms, so But is an increasing geometric sequence, so and Thus,

Therefore is a nonzero perfect square. We also have so must be a divisor of Testing perfect square values for we find that the only possible value of is giving Thus,
Final answer
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