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A = log 2015 2016 log 2016 2015 \large \color{#D61F06}{A}~=~ \sqrt{\dfrac{\log _{ 2015 }{ 2016 }}{\log _{ 2016 }{ 2015 }}}

2015 A = ? \large {2015}^{\color{#D61F06}{A}} = \, ?


The answer is 2016.

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4 solutions

Rohit Udaiwal
Dec 30, 2015

We have, log 2015 2016 log 2016 2015 = log 2016 log 2015 log 2015 log 2016 = ( log 2016 ) 2 ( log 2015 ) 2 = log 2016 log 2015 A = log 2015 2016 201 5 A = 201 5 log 2015 2016 = 2016 . \sqrt{\dfrac{\log _{ 2015 }{ 2016 }}{\log _{ 2016 }{ 2015 }}} \\ =\sqrt{\dfrac{\frac{\log 2016}{\log 2015}}{\frac{\log 2015}{\log 2016}}} =\sqrt{\dfrac{(\log 2016)^2}{(\log 2015)^2}} \\ =\dfrac{\log2016}{\log 2015} \\ \therefore \color{#D61F06}{A}=\log_{2015}{2016} \\ \implies 2015^{\color{#D61F06}{A}}=2015^{\log_{2015}{2016}} \\ =\boxed{2016}.


Note : log a b = log b log a [ Base-changing rule ] a log a b = b \large{\log_{\color{#20A900}{a}}{\color{#3D99F6}{b}}=\dfrac{\log \color{#3D99F6}{b}}{\log \color{#20A900}{a}}} \quad\quad\quad[\text{Base-changing rule}] \\ \large{\color{#20A900}{a}^{\log_{\color{#20A900}{a}}{\color{#3D99F6}{b}}}=\color{#3D99F6}{b}}

But how is this possible? A is an imaginary number since the denominator is negative.

Akshay Mujumdar - 5 years, 5 months ago

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both numerator and denominator are positive.. how did you get negative?

Levanji Prahyudy - 5 years, 5 months ago

U did sth wrong anything squared under a root equal its absolute not its positive solution

Youssef Osama - 5 years, 5 months ago

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And loga to x equal l divided bu logx to a that is the key

Youssef Osama - 5 years, 5 months ago

why not is it 1? If you take A=log2016/log2015 and then since loga/logb=log(a-b) so you get log(2016-2015)=log1=0 and then 2015^(A=0)=1. Is this wrong?

AKHIL MARU - 5 years, 5 months ago

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Log10(2016) / log10(2015) does not equal log10(2016-2015)

log10(2016)-log10(2015)=log10(2016/2015 Is what you're thinking of.

Bartosz Blachut - 5 years, 5 months ago
Jack Rawlin
Jan 3, 2016

A = log 2015 2016 log 2016 2015 \large \color{#D61F06}{A} ~=~ \sqrt{\frac{\log_{2015}{2016}}{\log_{2016}{2015}}}

log 2016 2015 = log 2015 2015 log 2015 2016 = 1 log 2015 2016 \large \log_{2016}{2015} ~=~ \frac{\log_{2015}{2015}}{\log_{2015}{2016}} ~=~ \frac{1}{\log_{2015}{2016}}

A = log 2015 2016 1 log 2015 2016 \large \color{#D61F06}{A} ~=~ \sqrt{\frac{\log_{2015}{2016}}{\frac{1}{\log_{2015}{2016}}}}

A = log 2015 2016 log 2015 2016 = ( log 2015 2016 ) 2 \large \color{#D61F06}{A} ~=~ \sqrt{\log_{2015}{2016} \cdot \log_{2015}{2016}} ~=~ \sqrt{\left(\log_{2015}{2016}\right)^2}

A = log 2015 2016 \large \color{#D61F06}{A} ~=~ \log_{2015}{2016}

201 5 A = 201 5 log 2015 2016 = 2016 \large 2015^{\color{#D61F06}{A}} ~=~ 2015^{\log_{2015}{2016}} ~=~ 2016

Ryoha Mitsuya
Jan 2, 2016

The key to the solution lies in the fact that log with base b and argument a is equal to 1/(log base a argument b). This is a direct result of the base change formula. Sorry I don't know how to use Latex.

Debasis Rath
Jan 6, 2016

The answer is simple when we change the base lets say to a common base b

We get log {a} 2016/log {a}2016

This says A=log_{2015}2016

So we know x^log_{x}y = y it's prove is easy too

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