Home / 788,324-1,729,256

Finding the Third Proportional to 788,324 and 1,729,256

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 788,324 and 1,729,256 is: 3,793,270.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    788,324 : 1,729,256 = 1,729,256 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    788,324/1,729,256 = 1,729,256/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    788,324x = 1,729,256 × 1,729,256
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    788,324x = 2,990,326,313,536
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,990,326,313,536/788,324
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,793,270.68

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 394,162 and 864,628
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,576,648 and 3,458,512
Double scale
Find third proportional to 788,326 and 1,729,260
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,182,486 and 2,593,884
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.