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Three number are in A.P. such that their sum is 18 and sum of their squares is 158. The greatest number among them is
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B
Let three number of A.P. 
Sum = 18, and 
and 
= 
⇒ ⇒ 
.
Hence Numbers are 1, 6, 11, i.e. maximum number is 11.
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