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For a sequence of real numbers $x_1, x_2, ...... x_n$, if $x_1 - x_2 + x_3 - .... + (-1)^{n + 1} x_n = n^2 + 2n$ for all natural numbers n, then the sum $x_{49} + x_{50}$ equals

Let the $m^{th}$ and $n^{th}$ terms of a geometric progression be $3 / 4$ and $12$, respectively, where $m<n$. If the common ratio of the progression is an integer $r$, then the smallest possible value of $r+n-m$ is

Suppose $x_{1}, x_{2}, x_{3}, \ldots, x_{100}$ are in arithmetic progression such that $x_{5}=-4$ and $2 x_{6}+2 x_{9}=x_{11}+x_{13}$, Then, $x_{100}$ equals