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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,100,667 and 2,384,532

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,100,667 and 2,384,532 is: 5,165,951.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,100,667 : 2,384,532 = 2,384,532 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,100,667/2,384,532 = 2,384,532/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,100,667x = 2,384,532 × 2,384,532
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,100,667x = 5,685,992,859,024
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,685,992,859,024/1,100,667
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,165,951.97

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