A binomial with a logarithm

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In the expansion ( x + x log x ) 5 { (x+{ x }^{\log x }) }^{ 5 } the third term is 1 0 6 10^{6} . Determine the value of x x .


The answer is 10.

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1 solution

Geoff Taylor
Dec 24, 2017

The third term is 10 x 3 ( x l o g x ) 2 10{ x }^{ 3 }{ ({ x }^{ log x }) }^{ 2 }

x 3 + 2 l o g x = 10 5 { x }^{ 3+2 log{ x } }={ 10 }^{ 5 }

( 3 + 2 l o g x ) l o g x = 5 (3+2 log x) log x=5

( 2 l o g x + 5 ) ( l o g x 1 ) = 0 (2 log x + 5)(log x - 1) = 0

the only solution to match the restriction is log x = 1 \log { x=1 } thus x = 10.

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