Home / 41,046-52,821

Finding the Third Proportional to 41,046 and 52,821

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 41,046 and 52,821 is: 67,973.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    41,046 : 52,821 = 52,821 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    41,046/52,821 = 52,821/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    41,046x = 52,821 × 52,821
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    41,046x = 2,790,058,041
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,790,058,041/41,046
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 67,973.93

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 20,523 and 26,410.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 82,092 and 105,642
Double scale
Find third proportional to 41,048 and 52,824
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 61,569 and 79,231.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.29) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.