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Finding the Third Proportional to 675,132 and 1,017,018

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Solution

The third proportional to 675,132 and 1,017,018 is: 1,532,034.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    675,132 : 1,017,018 = 1,017,018 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    675,132/1,017,018 = 1,017,018/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    675,132x = 1,017,018 × 1,017,018
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    675,132x = 1,034,325,612,324
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,034,325,612,324/675,132
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,532,034.64

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