2024 AIME I Problems/Problem 2
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Problem
There exist real numbers and , both greater than 1, such that . Find .
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Solution 1
By properties of logarithms, we can simplify the given equation to . Let us break this into two separate equations: \begin{align*} x\log_xy&=10 \\ 4y\log_yx&=10. \\ \end{align*} We multiply the two equations to get:
Also by properties of logarithms, we know that ; thus, . Therefore, our equation simplifies to:
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Solution 2
Convert the two equations into exponents:
Take to the power of :
Plug this into :
So
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Solution 3
Similar to solution 2, we have:
and
Take the tenth root of the first equation to get
Substitute into the second equation to get
This means that , or , meaning that . ~MC413551
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