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The number 2 log 4 ( 2000 ) 6 + 3 log 5 ( 2000 ) 6 \frac{2}{\log_{4}{(2000)^6}}+\frac{3}{\log_{5}{(2000)^6}} can be expressed as a fraction a b \frac{a}{b} , where a and b are coprime positive integers. What is a+b?


The answer is 7.

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Exp. = 2./.(6log(2000)./.log(4)) + 3./.(6log(2000)./.log(5))
=(2log(4) )./.(6log(2000) + (3log(5) )./.(6log(2000)
=(log(16) + log(125)),/,(6log(2000) = log(2000)./.(6log(2000) =1/6 =a/b.

Joshua Ong
Mar 30, 2014

The number can be rewritten as 2 6 log 4 2000 + 3 6 log 5 2000 \frac{2}{6\log_4{2000}}+\frac{3}{6\log_5{2000}} . Then, we can reverse the logarithms to make 2 6 log 2000 4 + 3 6 log 2000 5 \frac{2}{\frac{6}{\log_{2000}{4}}}+\frac{3}{\frac{6}{\log_{2000}{5}}} . We can then rewrite again to get log 2000 16 + log 2000 125 6 \frac{\log_{2000}{16}+\log_{2000}{125}}{6} . This equates to log 2006 2006 6 \frac{\log_{2006}{2006}}{6} , which is (trivially) equal to 1 6 \frac{1}{6} . Thus we have 1+6 which equals 7 \boxed{7} .

is it base chainging formula.

amar nath - 7 years ago

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