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Find the third proportional to a2 - b2 and a + b.

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Let third proportional to a2 - b2 and a + b be x,

a2b2a+b=a+bxx=(a+b)(a+b)a2b2x=(a+b)(a+b)(a+b)(ab)x=(a+b)(ab).\Rightarrow \dfrac{a^2 -b^2}{a + b} = \dfrac{a + b}{x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{(a + b)(a + b)}{a^2- b^2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{(a + b)(a + b)}{(a + b)(a - b)} \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{(a + b)}{(a - b)}.

Hence, third proportional to a2 - b2 and a + b = (a+b)(ab).\dfrac{(a + b)}{(a - b)}.

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