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Finding the Third Proportional to 859,764 and 1,821,939

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Solution

The third proportional to 859,764 and 1,821,939 is: 3,860,898.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    859,764 : 1,821,939 = 1,821,939 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    859,764/1,821,939 = 1,821,939/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    859,764x = 1,821,939 × 1,821,939
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    859,764x = 3,319,461,719,721
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,319,461,719,721/859,764
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,860,898.71

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