How many prime number p satisfy the inequality ∣ ∣ ∣ 2 + lo g p 3 ( 3 p 2 ) ∣ ∣ ∣ > 2 3
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Wait, if p= 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, or 23, there is only 7 primes(?)
Cool solution Khang Nguyen Thanh ! I was going to try base changes like you but feared it would be too messy. Instead, I noted that 2 = lo g p 3 p 2 9 , which simplifies the inside of the absolute value to lo g p 3 2 7 . The rest of my analysis was largely the same as yours. Cool problem!
That really simplifies the expression a LOT. Nice!
Wait, if p= 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, or 23, there is only 7 primes(?)
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Condition: p = 3 .
If p = 2 , we have ∣ ∣ ∣ 2 + lo g p 3 ( 3 p 2 ) ∣ ∣ ∣ = ∣ ∣ ∣ 2 + lo g 2 3 1 2 ∣ ∣ ∣ > 2 > 2 3 , satisfied.
If p > 3 we have: ∣ ∣ ∣ 2 + lo g p 3 ( 3 p 2 ) ∣ ∣ ∣ > 2 3
⇔ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ 2 + ln ( p 3 ) ln ( 3 p 2 ) ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ > 2 3
⇔ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ 2 + ln 3 − ln p ln 3 + 2 ln p ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ > 2 3
⇔ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ln 3 − ln p 3 ln 3 ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ > 2 3
⇔ ln p − ln 3 ln 3 > 2 1
⇔ 2 ln 3 > ln p − ln 3
⇔ ln p < 3 ln 3 ⇔ p < 2 7
Since p is a prime and p > 3 , we get p ∈ { 5 ; 7 ; 1 1 ; 1 3 ; 1 7 ; 1 9 ; 2 3 }
So, there are 8 primes satisfy the inequality.