A 62 metre length of rope is cut into pieces whose lengths are in arithmetic progression witha common difference of d metres. Given that the lengths of the shortest and the longest pieces are 0.5 and 3.5 metres respectively, find d.
A 62 metre length of rope is cut into pieces whose lengths are in arithmetic progression witha common difference of d metres. Given that the lengths of the shortest and the longest pieces are 0.5 and 3.5 metres respectively, find d.
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A 62 metre length of rope is cut into pieces whose lengths are in arithmetic progression witha common difference of d metres. Given that the lengths of the shortest and the longest pieces are 0.5 and 3.5 metres respectively, find d.
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