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In a geometrical progression consisting of positive terms, each term equals the sum of the next two terms. Then the common ratio of this progression equals to

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`sqrt5`

B

`(sqrt5-1)/(2)`

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`(1-sqrt5)/(2)`

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`(sqrt5)/(2)`

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