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| − | Setting the first two equations equal to each other, <math>\log_3 x = log_x 3</math>. | + | Setting the first two equations equal to each other, <math>\log_3 x = \log_x 3</math>. |
Solving this, we get <math>(3, 1)</math> and <math>(\frac{1}{3}, 1)</math>. | Solving this, we get <math>(3, 1)</math> and <math>(\frac{1}{3}, 1)</math>. | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 4 February 2016
Problem 16
The graphs of 
and 
are plotted on the same set of axes. How many points in the plane with positive 
-coordinates lie on two or more of the graphs?
Solution
Setting the first two equations equal to each other, 
.
Solving this, we get 
and 
.
Similarly with the last two equations, we get 
and 
.
Now, by setting the first and third equations equal to each other, we get 
.
Pairing the first and fourth or second and third equations won't work because then 
.
Pairing the second and fourth equations will yield 
, but since you can't divide by 
, it doesn't work.
After trying all pairs, we have a total of 
solutions 
