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Finding the Third Proportional to 3,604,872,185,859.60 and 7,733,050,471,489.80

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Solution

The third proportional to 3,604,872,185,859.60 and 7,733,050,471,489.80 is: 16,588,679,573,489.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,604,872,185,859.60 : 7,733,050,471,489.80 = 7,733,050,471,489.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,604,872,185,859.60/7,733,050,471,489.80 = 7,733,050,471,489.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,604,872,185,859.60x = 7,733,050,471,489.80 × 7,733,050,471,489.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,604,872,185,859.60x = 59,800,069,594,608,612,946,214,912
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 59,800,069,594,608,612,946,214,912/3,604,872,185,859.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,588,679,573,489.23

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