Finding the Third Proportional to 1,548,196,088,687 and 2,152,642,909,654

Step by Step Solution

1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
   1,548,196,088,687 : 2,152,642,909,654 = 2,152,642,909,654 : x
2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
   1,548,196,088,687/2,152,642,909,654 = 2,152,642,909,654/x
3. Step 3: Cross multiply
   1,548,196,088,687x = 2,152,642,909,654 × 2,152,642,909,654
4. Step 4: Simplify right side
   1,548,196,088,687x = 4,633,871,496,483,639,029,399,552
5. Step 5: Solve for x
   x = 4,633,871,496,483,639,029,399,552/1,548,196,088,687
6. Step 6: Final answer
   x = 2,993,077,899,075.14