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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