2003 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 24
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If what is the largest possible value of
Solution
Using logarithmic rules, we see that
Since and are both greater than , using AM-GM gives that the term in parentheses must be at least , so the largest possible values is
Note that the maximum occurs when .
Solution 2 (More Algebraic)
Similar to the previous solution, we use our logarithmic rules and start off the same way.
However, now, we use a different logarithmic rule stating that is simply equal to . With this, we can rewrite our previous equation to give us .
We can now cross multiply to get that Finally, we cancel to get
Solution by: armang32324
Solution 3 (Calculus)
By the logarithmic rules, we have . Let . Thus, the expression becomes . We want to find the maximum of the function. To do so, we will find its derivative and let it equal to 0. We get: Since is not a solution. Thus, . Substituting it into the original expression , we get .
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