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Find the fourth proportional to 1.5, 4.5 and 3.5

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Let fourth proportional to 1.5, 4.5 and 3.5 be x

1.5:4.5=3.5:x1.54.5=3.5xx=3.5×4.51.5x=3.5×3x=10.5\Rightarrow 1.5 : 4.5 = 3.5 : x \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{1.5}{4.5} = \dfrac{3.5}{x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{3.5 \times 4.5}{1.5} \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = 3.5 \times 3 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = 10.5

Hence, fourth proportional to 1.5, 4.5 and 3.5 is 10.5

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