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Finding the Third Proportional to 1,693,699 and 3,632,989

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Solution

The third proportional to 1,693,699 and 3,632,989 is: 7,792,771.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,693,699 : 3,632,989 = 3,632,989 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,693,699/3,632,989 = 3,632,989/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,693,699x = 3,632,989 × 3,632,989
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,693,699x = 13,198,609,074,121
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,198,609,074,121/1,693,699
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,792,771.37

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