Lagrange, who was one of the judges in the contest, corrected the errors in Germain's calculations and came up with an equation that he believed might describe Chladni's patterns.
Lagrange, na noon ay isa ng ang hatol sa labanan, Nawastong ang mga error sa Germain ng mga kalkulasyon at dumating sa isang equation na siya sumampalataya maaaring ilarawan Chladni's pattern.