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Finding the Third Proportional to 833,334 and 1,179,936

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Solution

The third proportional to 833,334 and 1,179,936 is: 1,670,697.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    833,334 : 1,179,936 = 1,179,936 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    833,334/1,179,936 = 1,179,936/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    833,334x = 1,179,936 × 1,179,936
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    833,334x = 1,392,248,964,096
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,392,248,964,096/833,334
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,670,697.42

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