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− | Changing <math>4^{x_1}=5</math> to logarithmic form, we get <math>{x_1}=\log_{4}{5}</math>. We can rewrite this as <math>{x_1}=\frac{\ | + | Changing <math>4^{x_1}=5</math> to logarithmic form, we get <math>{x_1}=\log_{4}{5}</math>. We can rewrite this as <math>{x_1}=\frac{\log{5}}{\log{4}}</math>. Applying this to the rest, we get <math>x_1x_2...x_{124}=\dfrac{log5}{log4}*\dfrac{log6}{log5}*...*\dfrac{log128}{log127}=\dfrac{log5*log6*...*log128}{log4*log5*...*log127}=\dfrac{log128}{log4}=log_4128=log_4{2^7}=7*log_42=7*\dfrac{1}{2}=\boxed{\mathrm{(D)}\,\dfrac{7}{2}}</math> |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
{{AMC12 box|year=2005|ab=B|num-b=12|num-a=14}} | {{AMC12 box|year=2005|ab=B|num-b=12|num-a=14}} | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} |
Revision as of 19:46, 24 December 2020
Problem
Suppose that ,
,
, ... ,
. What is
?
Solution
We see that we can re-write ,
,
, ... ,
as
by using substitution. By using the properties of exponents, we know that
.
Therefore, the answer is
Alternate Solution
Changing to logarithmic form, we get
. We can rewrite this as
. Applying this to the rest, we get
See also
2005 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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Followed by Problem 14 |
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