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Algebra Level 2

log 10 + log 20 > 2 log N \large \log 10 + \log 20 > 2 \log N

What is the largest integer N N such that the above inequality is true?

14 15 100 200

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2 solutions

Ralph James
Mar 5, 2016

log 10 + log 20 > 2 log N \log 10 + \log 20 > 2\log N

Using the rule: log b a + log b c = log b a c \log_{b}a + \log_{b}c = \log_{b}ac

log 200 > 2 log N \log 200 > 2 \log N

Using the rule: a log b = log b a a \log b = \log b^{a}

log 200 > log N 2 \log 200 > \log N^{2}

Then, you can drop the logarithms because if log b a = log b c \log_{b}a = \log_{b}c , then a = c a = c .

200 = N 2 200 = N^{2}

Taking the square root of 200 200 is 10 2 10\sqrt{2} , which is approximately 14.14 14.14 . Therefore, the largest N N is 14 \boxed{14} .

Alex Williams
Mar 5, 2016

Honestly a base value should be given just for the sake of it

In such a case, the base value is always taken as 10.

Anyway,it doesn't matter, because the base values, being the same get canceled.

Mehul Arora - 5 years, 3 months ago

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Yes, log \log without a base indicates base 10.

The actual base value matters. The answer will change if the base is < 1. Do you see why?

Calvin Lin Staff - 5 years, 3 months ago

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Aah yes. The inequality gets reversed in that case because a minus sign gets added before all Logs.

Mehul Arora - 5 years, 3 months ago

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