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Finding the Third Proportional to 833,793 and 1,818,138

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Solution

The third proportional to 833,793 and 1,818,138 is: 3,964,564.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    833,793 : 1,818,138 = 1,818,138 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    833,793/1,818,138 = 1,818,138/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    833,793x = 1,818,138 × 1,818,138
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    833,793x = 3,305,625,787,044
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,305,625,787,044/833,793
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,964,564.09

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