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Algebra Level 5

Find the domain of the function

f ( x ) = log 3 2 ( log 1 2 ( log π ( log π 4 x ) ) ) \LARGE f(x) = \log_{ \frac {3}{2} } \left ( \log_{ \frac{1}{2}} \left ( \log_{\pi} \left ( \log_{\frac {\pi}{4} } x \right ) \right ) \right )

Details and Assumptions :

Domain of a function f ( x ) f(x) means the permissible values of x x for which the function is real-valued defined.

3 2 , 1 2 , π , π 4 {\frac{3}{2},\frac{1}{2},\pi,\frac{\pi}{4}} are the bases of their corresponding logarithms

x x is the coefficient of the logarithm with base π 4 \frac {\pi}{4}


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( ( π 4 ) π , π 4 ) \left (\left (\frac{\pi}{4} \right)^{\pi},\frac{\pi}{4} \right) ( ( π 2 ) π , ) \left (\left (\frac{\pi}{2} \right )^{\pi},\infty \right) ( ( π 4 ) π , ) \left ( \left (\frac{\pi}{4} \right )^{\pi},\infty \right ) ( 0 , ( π 4 ) π ) \left (0, \left (\frac{\pi}{4} \right )^{\pi} \right)

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3 solutions

Sandeep Bhardwaj
Oct 7, 2014

G i v e n \LARGE{Given} : f ( x ) = l o g 3 2 l o g 1 2 l o g π l o g π 4 . ( x ) \LARGE{f(x)=log_{\frac{3}{2}}log_{\frac{1}{2}}log_{\pi}log_{\frac{\pi}{4}}.(x)} .

For "log" with base 3 2 \Large{\frac{3}{2}} to be defined :

l o g 1 2 l o g π l o g π 4 . ( x ) > 0 \Large{log_{\frac{1}{2}}log_{\pi}log_{\frac{\pi}{4}}.(x)>0}

0 < l o g π l o g π 4 . ( x ) < 1 \implies \Large{ 0 < log_{\pi}log_{\frac{\pi}{4}}.(x) <1}

1 < l o g π 4 . ( x ) < π \implies \Large{1< log_{\frac{\pi}{4}}.(x) < \pi}

( π 4 ) π < ( x ) < π 4 \implies \Large{(\frac{\pi}{4})^{\pi} < (x) < \frac{\pi}{4}}

CONCEPT HIDDEN ( usually mistaken) :

If we know l o g a . p > l o g a . m \Large{log_{a}.p > log_{a}.m}

then if a > 1 \Large{ a>1 } , p > m \implies \Large{p > m}

if 0 < a < 1 \Large{ 0<a<1} p < m \implies \Large{p < m} .

enjoy !

@Sandeep Bhardwaj can u give me ur email id??

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Sandeep Bhardwaj - 6 years, 8 months ago

Thank you for the hidden concept.

Niranjan Khanderia - 6 years, 2 months ago
Nishant Sharma
Oct 7, 2014

Since this is tagged with #JEE so I will use the favorite strategy of the exam takers of this prestigious exam. Let's see

the concept to be employed is for l o g a b \displaystyle\,log_a b to be defined we must have the following:

( i ) (i) a 1 a\neq1

( i i ) (ii) a > 0 a>0

( i i i ) (iii) b > 0 b>0

Now for the problem we start from the innermost logarithm which gives

l o g π 4 x > 0 \displaystyle\,log_{\frac{\pi}{4}} x>0

x < ( π 4 ) 0 \implies\,x<\left(\displaystyle\frac{\pi}{4}\right)^0

This gives x < 1 \boxed{x<1} --- ( ) (*)

And l o g π l o g π 4 x > 0 \displaystyle\,log_{\pi} log_{\frac{\pi}{4}} x >0

l o g π 4 x > π \implies\,log_{\frac{\pi}{4}} x >\pi

x < ( π 4 ) π \implies\,x<\displaystyle\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)^{\pi} (Why ?? Since π 4 < 1 \frac{\pi}{4}<1 so inequality sign reverses)

Now the s t r a t e g y \mathbf{strategy} part..Seeing all the options and checking which one of them satisfies ( ) (*) , we luckily find that only one of them does so..So we can safely mark our answer without having to check for other nested logarithms as desired by a complete solution..

This would give you wrong answer!

Prakhar Bindal - 5 years, 2 months ago
Ayush Verma
Oct 8, 2014

Use these 3 points,

(i) For log a b \log _{ a }{ b } to be defined, a & b should be greater than 0.

(ii) If p < log a b < q p<\log _{ a }{ b } <q & a > 1 { a }>1 then,

a p < b < a q { a }^{ p }<b<{ a }^{ q }

(iii) If p < log a b < q p<\log _{ a }{ b } <q & a < 1 { a }<1 then,

a p > b > a q { a }^{ p }>b{ >a }^{ q }

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