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Revision as of 10:21, 14 August 2021
Problem
The solutions to the equation , where
is a positive real number other than
or
, can be written as
where
and
are relatively prime positive integers. What is
?
Solution 1
We apply the Change of Base Formula, then rearrange:
By the logarithmic identity
it follows that
from which the answer is
~jeremylu (Fundamental Logic)
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Solution 2
By the logarithmic identity the original equation becomes
By the logarithmic identity
we multiply both sides by
then apply the Change of Base Formula to the left side:
Therefore, the answer is
~Pikachu13307 (Fundamental Logic)
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Solution 4
We can convert both and
into
and
respectively:
Converting the bases of the right side, we get
Dividing both sides by
we get
from which
Expanding this equation gives
Thus, we have
from which the answer is
~lepetitmoulin (Solution)
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Solution 5
Note that is the same as
Using Reciprocal law, we get
from which the answer is
~OlutosinNGA (Solution)
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See Also
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