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Finding the Third Proportional to 834,134 and 1,821,172

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Solution

The third proportional to 834,134 and 1,821,172 is: 3,976,180.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    834,134 : 1,821,172 = 1,821,172 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    834,134/1,821,172 = 1,821,172/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    834,134x = 1,821,172 × 1,821,172
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    834,134x = 3,316,667,453,584
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,316,667,453,584/834,134
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,976,180.63

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