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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,585,920 and 3,393,024

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,585,920 and 3,393,024 is: 7,259,263.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,585,920 : 3,393,024 = 3,393,024 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,585,920/3,393,024 = 3,393,024/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,585,920x = 3,393,024 × 3,393,024
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,585,920x = 11,512,611,864,576
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,512,611,864,576/1,585,920
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,259,263.94

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