Suppose A , B = 1 are distinct positive real numbers for which lo g A B = lo g B A , find the value of A × B .
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In your first step, you have used different bases P & Q. I think this property holds true when both the bases are same.
Note lo g A B = lo g B A lo g B B = lo g B A 1 = lo g A B 1 .
Therefore, lo g A B = ± 1 . Since A = B , lo g A B = − 1 . Then B = A 1 , so . A ⋅ B = 1 .
Can you explain your first step?
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That's just how you convert logs between different bases:
lo g x ( a ) = lo g y ( x ) lo g y ( a ) .
If we let l o g A B = x , the ecuation becomes x = x 1 = > x 2 − 1 = 0 = > ( x + 1 ) ( x − 1 ) = 0 So x can be 1 or − 1 , but A = B , therefore x = l o g A B = − 1 = > A = B 1
log(0.1)/log(10) = log(10)/log(0.1) = 1(Ans.)
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use this formula to converted logs with different base lo g A B = lo g Q A lo g P B (with P, Q are real numbers = 1 , > 0 ) So, lo g A B = lo g B A ⟺ lo g B A lo g B B = lo g B A ⟺ lo g B A 1 = lo g B A ⟺ ( lo g B A ) 2 = 1 ⟺ lo g B A = ± 1 (by definition log) ⟺ A = B ± 1 ⟺ A = B , o r A = B 1 But, A = B . It means A = B 1 , A B = 1