Given conditions on partial sums S_n or relationships among specific terms of a geometric sequence, the student must find unknown terms, the common ratio, or the sum of a specified number of terms.
Let x be a positive integer such that $$\frac { 10 x } { x + 3 }$$ is equal to the square of an integer. What is the sum of the values that x can take? A) 26 B) 27 C) 29 D) 31 E) 32
For a geometric sequence $(a_n)$ with all positive terms and common ratio $r$ $$\begin{aligned}
& a_1 + \frac{1}{2} + r \\
& a_7^2 = a_5 + 12 \cdot a_3
\end{aligned}$$ the equalities are given.