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Finding the Third Proportional to 834,077 and 1,821,062

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Solution

The third proportional to 834,077 and 1,821,062 is: 3,975,972.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    834,077 : 1,821,062 = 1,821,062 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    834,077/1,821,062 = 1,821,062/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    834,077x = 1,821,062 × 1,821,062
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    834,077x = 3,316,266,807,844
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,316,266,807,844/834,077
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,975,972.01

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