\[b_{4} - b_{2} = 36:\]
\[b_{1}q^{3} - b_{1}q = b_{1}q\left( q^{2} - 1 \right) = 36.\ \ \]
\[b_{5} - b_{3} = 18.\]
\[b_{1}q^{4} - b_{1}q^{2} = b_{1}q^{2}\left( q^{2} - 1 \right) =\]
\[= q \cdot b_{1}q^{2}\left( q^{2} - 1 \right) = 18.\]
\[q \cdot 36 = 18\]
\[q = \frac{18}{36} = \frac{1}{2} = 0,5.\]
\[b_{1} \cdot \frac{1}{2} \cdot \left( \left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^{2} - 1 \right) = 36\]
\[\frac{1}{2}b_{1} \cdot \left( \frac{1}{4} - 1 \right) = 36\]
\[b_{1} \cdot \left( - \frac{3}{4} \right) = 72\]
\[b_{1} = - 72 \cdot \frac{4}{3} = - 24 \cdot 4 = - 96.\]
\[Ответ:\ - 96;\ \ 0,5.\]