Home / 838,054-1,297,395

Finding the Third Proportional to 838,054 and 1,297,395

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 838,054 and 1,297,395 is: 2,008,502.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    838,054 : 1,297,395 = 1,297,395 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    838,054/1,297,395 = 1,297,395/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    838,054x = 1,297,395 × 1,297,395
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    838,054x = 1,683,233,786,025
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,683,233,786,025/838,054
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,008,502.78

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 419,027 and 648,697.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,676,108 and 2,594,790
Double scale
Find third proportional to 838,056 and 1,297,398
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,257,081 and 1,946,092.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.