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6. Given that a,b,c,da, b, c, d are all even numbers, and 0<a<b<c<d,da=900<a<b<c<d, d-a=90. If a,b,ca, b, c form an arithmetic sequence, and b,c,db, c, d form a geometric sequence, then the value of a+b+c+da+b+c+d is:

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Solution

6. A.

According to the problem, we can set a,b,c,da, b, c, d as bm,b,b+m,(b+m)2bb-m, b, b+m, \frac{(b+m)^{2}}{b} (where mm is a positive even number, and m<bm<b).
From da=90d-a=90, we get (b+m)2b(bm)=90\frac{(b+m)^{2}}{b}-(b-m)=90, which simplifies to
m2+3bm90b=0 m^{2}+3 b m-90 b=0 \text {. }

Since a,b,c,da, b, c, d are even numbers, and 0<a<b<c<d0<a<b<c<d, we know that mm is a multiple of 6, and m<30m<30.
 Let m=6k, substituting into equation (1) gives 36k2+18bk90b=0. \begin{array}{l} \text { Let } m=6 k, \text { substituting into equation (1) gives } \\ 36 k^{2}+18 b k-90 b=0 . \end{array}

Solving for bb gives b=2k25kb=\frac{2 k^{2}}{5-k}.
Substituting k=1,2,3,4k=1,2,3,4 one by one, and combining with the given conditions, we find that only k=4,b=32k=4, b=32 is valid. Thus, m=24m=24.
Therefore, a,b,c,da, b, c, d are 8,32,56,988, 32, 56, 98, respectively, so
a+b+c+d=194. a+b+c+d=194 .

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