Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Prove that A is a constant A = (log_5_x^2 + log_5_x^3)/(log_4_x^2 + log_4_x^3)

To prove that A is a constant means that to prove that the
result of the ratio does not depend on x.


We notice that the
numerator is a sum of logarithms that have matching bases.


We'll use
the rule of product:


log a + log b = log
(a*b)


log_5_x^2 + log_5_x^3 =
log_5_(x^2*x^3)


log_5_(x^2*x^3) =
log_5_x^(2+3)


log_5_x^2 + log_5_x^3 =
log_5_x^5


We'll use the power rule of
logarithms:


log_5_x^5 = 5*log_5_x
(1)


We also notice that the denominator is a sum of logarithms that
have matching bases.


log_4_x^2 + log_4_x^3 =
log_4_x^5


log_4_x^2 + log_4_x^3 = 5*log_4_x
(2)


We'll substitute both numerator and denominator by (1) and
(2):


A = 5*log_5_x/5*log_4_x


We'll
simplify:


A = log_5_x/log_4_x


We'll
transform the base of the numerator, namely 5, into the base
4.


log_4_x = (log_5_x)*(log_4_5)


We'll
re-write A:


A =
log_5_x/(log_5_x)*(log_4_5)


We'll
simplify:


A = 1/log_4_5


A
= log_5_4


As we can notice, the result
is a constant and it's not depending on the variable x.

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