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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,491,560,481 and 2,073,895,624.50

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,491,560,481 and 2,073,895,624.50 is: 2,883,586,093.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,491,560,481 : 2,073,895,624.50 = 2,073,895,624.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,491,560,481/2,073,895,624.50 = 2,073,895,624.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,491,560,481x = 2,073,895,624.50 × 2,073,895,624.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,491,560,481x = 4,301,043,061,320,245,248
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,301,043,061,320,245,248/1,491,560,481
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,883,586,093.97

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