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Finding the Third Proportional to 859,767 and 1,821,945

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Solution

The third proportional to 859,767 and 1,821,945 is: 3,860,910.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    859,767 : 1,821,945 = 1,821,945 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    859,767/1,821,945 = 1,821,945/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    859,767x = 1,821,945 × 1,821,945
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    859,767x = 3,319,483,583,025
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,319,483,583,025/859,767
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,860,910.67

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