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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,000,728 and 1,474,623

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,000,728 and 1,474,623 is: 2,172,931.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,000,728 : 1,474,623 = 1,474,623 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,000,728/1,474,623 = 1,474,623/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,000,728x = 1,474,623 × 1,474,623
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,000,728x = 2,174,512,992,129
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,174,512,992,129/1,000,728
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,172,931.10

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