6. Given that are all even numbers, and . If form an arithmetic sequence, and form a geometric sequence, then the value of is:
Pick one
Solution
6. A.
According to the problem, we can set as (where is a positive even number, and ).
From , we get , which simplifies to
Since are even numbers, and , we know that is a multiple of 6, and .
Solving for gives .
Substituting one by one, and combining with the given conditions, we find that only is valid. Thus, .
Therefore, are , respectively, so
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