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2002 AMC 12B Problem 9
If a,b,c,d are positive real numbers such that a,b,c,d form an increasing arithmetic sequence and a,b,d form a geometric sequence, then \frac ad is
\mathrm{(A)}\ \frac 1{12} \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ \frac 16 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ \frac 14 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ \frac 13 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ \frac 12
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