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If the numbers `-3,4n-2,5n+1` are in AP, what is the value of n?

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`because(n-3),4n-2,5n+1` are in A.P.
`implies(4n-2)-(n-3)=(5n+1)-(4n-2)`
`implies3n+1=n+3`
`impliesn=1`
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