Third Proportional

Find the third proportional to $\frac{x}{y} + \frac{y}{x}$ and $\frac{x}{y}$ .

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. II. Proportion, Examples II, No. 3

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).