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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,000,830 and 1,549,116

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,000,830 and 1,549,116 is: 2,397,770.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,000,830 : 1,549,116 = 1,549,116 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,000,830/1,549,116 = 1,549,116/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,000,830x = 1,549,116 × 1,549,116
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,000,830x = 2,399,760,381,456
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,399,760,381,456/1,000,830
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,397,770.23

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