AMC12 2007 A
AMC12 2007 A · Q7
AMC12 2007 A · Q7. It mainly tests Arithmetic sequences basics.
Let $a, b, c, d$, and $e$ be five consecutive terms in an arithmetic sequence, and suppose that $a+b+c+d+e=30$. Which of $a, b, c, d,$ or $e$ can be found?
设 $a, b, c, d,$ 和 $e$ 为等差数列中连续的五项,并且 $a+b+c+d+e=30$。在 $a, b, c, d,$ 或 $e$ 中,哪一个可以被确定?
(A)
$a$
$a$
(B)
$b$
$b$
(C)
$c$
$c$
(D)
$d$
$d$
(E)
$e$
$e$
Answer
Correct choice: (C)
正确答案:(C)
Solution
Let $f$ be the common difference between the terms.
- $a=c-2f$
- $b=c-f$
- $c=c$
- $d=c+f$
- $e=c+2f$
$a+b+c+d+e=5c=30$, so $c=6$. But we can't find any more variables, because we don't know what $f$ is. So the answer is $\textrm{C}$.
设 $f$ 为公差。
- $a=c-2f$
- $b=c-f$
- $c=c$
- $d=c+f$
- $e=c+2f$
由 $a+b+c+d+e=5c=30$,得 $c=6$。但由于不知道 $f$ 的值,无法确定其他变量。因此答案是 $\textrm{C}$。
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