Home / 559,014-790,245

Finding the Third Proportional to 559,014 and 790,245

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 559,014 and 790,245 is: 1,117,122.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    559,014 : 790,245 = 790,245 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    559,014/790,245 = 790,245/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    559,014x = 790,245 × 790,245
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    559,014x = 624,487,160,025
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 624,487,160,025/559,014
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,117,122.58

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 279,507 and 395,122.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,118,028 and 1,580,490
Double scale
Find third proportional to 559,016 and 790,248
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 838,521 and 1,185,367.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.41) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.