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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,576,800 and 3,455,928

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,576,800 and 3,455,928 is: 7,574,478.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,576,800 : 3,455,928 = 3,455,928 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,576,800/3,455,928 = 3,455,928/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,576,800x = 3,455,928 × 3,455,928
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,576,800x = 11,943,438,341,184
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,943,438,341,184/1,576,800
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,574,478.91

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