Infinite logarithm

Algebra Level 2

Evaluate:-
log 10 log 10 log 10 log 10 10 10 10 \Huge \log_{10\log_{10\log_{10\log_{\ddots} 10} 10} 10} 10

\infty 1 0 2

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2 solutions

Hung Woei Neoh
May 22, 2016

log 10 log 10 10 10 = log 10 ( 1 ) 10 = log 10 10 = 1 \large\log_{10\color{#3D99F6}{\log_{10} 10}} 10\\ \large=\log_{10 \color{#3D99F6}{(1)}} 10\\ \large=\log_{10} 10\\ \large=1

log 10 log 10 log 10 10 10 10 = log 10 log 10 ( 1 ) 10 10 = log 10 log 10 10 10 = log 10 ( 1 ) 10 = log 10 10 = 1 \Large \log_{10\log_{10\color{#3D99F6}{\log_{10} 10}} 10} 10\\ \Large =\log_{10 \log_{10\color{#3D99F6}{(1)}}10}10\\ \Large= \log_{10 \color{#3D99F6}{\log_{10} 10}} 10\\ \Large=\log_{10 \color{#3D99F6}{(1)}} 10\\ \Large=\log_{10} 10\\ \Large=1

log 10 log 10 log 10 log 10 10 10 10 10 = log 10 log 10 log 10 ( 1 ) 10 10 10 = log 10 log 10 log 10 10 10 10 = log 10 log 10 ( 1 ) 10 10 = log 10 log 10 10 10 = log 10 ( 1 ) 10 = log 10 10 = 1 \Large \log_{10 \log_{10 \log_{10\color{#3D99F6}{\log_{10} 10}} 10} 10} 10\\ \Large = \log_{10 \log_{10 \log_{10\color{#3D99F6}{(1)}} 10} 10} 10\\ \Large =\log_{10\log_{10\color{#3D99F6}{\log_{10} 10}} 10} 10\\ \Large =\log_{10 \log_{10\color{#3D99F6}{(1)}}10}10\\ \Large= \log_{10 \color{#3D99F6}{\log_{10} 10}} 10\\ \Large=\log_{10 \color{#3D99F6}{(1)}} 10\\ \Large=\log_{10} 10\\ \Large=1

From here, you can see a pattern. No matter how many times this logarithm is repeated, you will get the same answer. You can continue testing out for 5 layers and above, and the pattern will still hold true.

Therefore, we can say that

log 10 log 10 log 10 log 10 10 10 10 = 1 \huge \log_{10 \log_{10 \log_{10 \log_{\ddots} 10 }10}10}10 = \boxed{1}

Paul Ryan Longhas
May 24, 2016

Suppose the equation is equal to x. So, change in exponent form which gives ( 10 x ) x = 10 (10x)^x = 10 , which holds only for x = 1 x = 1 .

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