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If the square of the $7$th term of an arithmetic progression with positive common difference equals the product of the $3$rd and $17$th terms, then the ratio of the first term to the common difference is

Consider a sequence of real number $x_1, x_2, x_3, ...$ such that $x_{n+1} = x_n + n - 1$ for all $n \ge 1$. If $x_1 = -1$ then $x_{100}$ is equal to

For any natural number $k$, let $a_k = 3^k$. The smallest natural number $m$ for which $\{(a_1)^1 \times (a_2)^2 \times \ldots \times (a_{20})^{20}\} < \{a_{21} \times a_{22} \times \ldots \times a_{(20+m)}\}$, is