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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,500,406,142,816.70 and 2,024,400,146,902.90

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,500,406,142,816.70 and 2,024,400,146,902.90 is: 2,731,391,079,942.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,500,406,142,816.70 : 2,024,400,146,902.90 = 2,024,400,146,902.90 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,500,406,142,816.70/2,024,400,146,902.90 = 2,024,400,146,902.90/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,500,406,142,816.70x = 2,024,400,146,902.90 × 2,024,400,146,902.90
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,500,406,142,816.70x = 4,098,195,954,780,482,897,444,864
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,098,195,954,780,482,897,444,864/1,500,406,142,816.70
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,731,391,079,942.51

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