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Saturday, August 15, 2015

2015/080) If log_4 5 =a and log_5 6 =b, then log_3 2 =

From the given condition
5= 4^a
6 = 5^b = (4^a)^b = (2^2)^{ab} = 2^{2ab}
so 3 *2 = 2^{2ab}
so 3 = \frac{2^{2ab}}{2} = 2^{2ab-1}
or 2 = 3^{\frac{1}{2ab-1}}

hence log_3 2=\dfrac{1}{2ab-1}

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