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Find the third proportional to 2232\dfrac{2}{3} and 4.

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Let the third proportion to 2232\dfrac{2}{3} and 4 be x,

223:4=4:x83:4=4:x834=4x812=4xx=4×128x=6.\Rightarrow 2\dfrac{2}{3} : 4 = 4 : x \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{8}{3} : 4 = 4 : x \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\dfrac{8}{3}}{4} = \dfrac{4}{x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{8}{12} = \dfrac{4}{x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{4 \times 12}{8} \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = 6.

Hence, third proportional to 2232\dfrac{2}{3} and 4 is 6.

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