The third term of a geometric progression is the same value as the fourth term of an arithmetic progression that has a common difference of (r-1). Write an algebraic expression to represent the first term.

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Problem 10CT: Find two geometric means between 2 and 54.
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The third term of a geometric progression is the same value as the fourth term of an arithmetic progression that has a common difference of (r-1). Write an algebraic expression to represent the first term.       

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