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Algebra Level 2

Which is larger:

m = ( log 2 5 ) 2 or n = log 2 20 ? m= (\log_2 5)^ 2 \text{ or } n=\log_2 20?

m < n m<n m > n m>n m = n m=n Nothing can be said.

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2 solutions

Ankit Raj
May 18, 2017

m= ( log 2 5 ) 2 ({ \log _{ 2 }{ 5 } ) }^{ 2 }
Let ( log 2 5 ) 2 ({ \log _{ 2 }{ 5 } ) }^{ 2 } =x
so by simplifying n= log 2 20 \log _{ 2 }{ 20 }
we get n= 2 + log 2 5 2+\log _{ 2 }{ 5 }
or n= 2+x
At x=2 we get m=n but if x>2 then
x 2 { x }^{ 2 } >x+2
And we know that log 2 5 \log _{ 2 }{ 5 } is greater than 2 so
m > n \boxed{m>n}

Chew-Seong Cheong
May 18, 2017

Note that n = log 2 20 = log 2 4 + log 2 5 = 2 + log 2 5 n = \log_2 20 = \log_2 4 + \log_2 5 = 2+\log_2 5 . Also that

m = ( log 2 5 ) 2 = log 2 5 × log 2 5 Note that log 2 5 > log 2 4 = 2 \begin{aligned} m & = (\log_2 5)^2 \\ & = \log_2 5 \times \log_2 5 & \small \color{#3D99F6} \text{Note that } \log_2 5 > \log_2 4 = 2 \end{aligned}

m > 2 log 2 5 = log 2 5 + log 2 5 > 2 + log 2 5 = n \implies m > 2 \log_2 5 = {\color{#3D99F6}\log_2 5} + \log_2 5 > {\color{#3D99F6}2} + \log_2 5 = n

m > n \implies \boxed{m>n}

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