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=== Solution 2 === | === Solution 2 === | ||
Applying the change of base formula, | Applying the change of base formula, | ||
− | < | + | <cmath>\begin{align*} \log_x w = 24 &\implies \frac{\log w}{\log x} = 24 \implies \frac{\log x}{\log w} = \frac 1 {24} \ |
\log_y w = 40 &\implies \frac{\log w}{\log y} = 40 \implies \frac{\log y}{\log w} = \frac 1 {40} \ | \log_y w = 40 &\implies \frac{\log w}{\log y} = 40 \implies \frac{\log y}{\log w} = \frac 1 {40} \ | ||
− | \log_{xyz} w = 12 &\implies \frac{\log {w}}{\log {xyz}} = 12 \implies \frac{\log x +\log y + \log z}{\log w} = \frac 1 {12} \end{align*}</ | + | \log_{xyz} w = 12 &\implies \frac{\log {w}}{\log {xyz}} = 12 \implies \frac{\log x +\log y + \log z}{\log w} = \frac 1 {12} \end{align*}</cmath> |
Therefore, <math> \frac {\log z}{\log | Therefore, <math> \frac {\log z}{\log | ||
w} = \frac 1 {12} - \frac 1 {24} - \frac 1{40} = \frac 1 {60}</math>. | w} = \frac 1 {12} - \frac 1 {24} - \frac 1{40} = \frac 1 {60}</math>. |
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[hide]Problem
Let , , and all exceed , and let be a positive number such that , , and . Find .
Solutions
Solution 1
The logarithmic notation doesn't tell us much, so we'll first convert everything to the equivalent exponential expressions.
, , and . If we now convert everything to a power of , it will be easy to isolate and .
, , and .
With some substitution, we get and .
Solution 2
Applying the change of base formula, Therefore, .
Hence, .
Alternate solutions are always welcome. If you have a different, elegant solution to this problem, please add it to this page.
See Also
1983 AIME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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