2005 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 17

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Problem

In the five-sided star shown, the letters , , , , and are replaced by the numbers , , , , and , although not necessarily in this order. The sums of the numbers at the ends of the line segments , , , , and form an arithmetic sequence, although not necessarily in this order. What is the middle term of the sequence?

Solution

Since each number is part of numbers in the arithmetic sequence, the sum of the arithmetic sequence is

Since the middle term in an arithmetic sequence is the average of all the terms in the sequence, the middle number is

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