Solve: Complex Logarithmic Fraction with log₄7 and log₄₉a Terms
clog4blog47×log491a=
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00:00Solve
00:05We'll use the formula for log multiplication, we'll switch between the numbers
00:21We'll use this formula in our exercise
00:34We'll use the power rule for logarithms, we'll put the coefficient in the log
00:44We'll use this formula in our exercise
00:59We'll solve the log and substitute in the exercise
01:21We'll break down 49 to 7 squared
02:07We'll use the formula for log subtraction, we'll get their log quotient
02:23We'll use this formula in our exercise
02:48Again we'll use the power rule for logarithms
03:08And this is the solution to the question
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Understand the problem
clog4blog47×log491a=
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Step-by-step solution
To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:
Step 1: Express log47 and log491a using the change-of-base formula.
Step 2: Simplify the product log47×log491a.
Step 3: Simplify the entire expression by using logarithmic identities.
Let's work through each step:
Step 1: Using the change-of-base formula, log47=logk4logk7 and log491a=logk491logka. Choose k=10 (common log) for simplicity.
Note that logk491=logk49−1=−logk49. Also, 49=72, so logk49=2logk7. Therefore, log491a=−2logk7logka.
Step 2: The product log47×log491a=(logk4logk7)(−2logk7logka) simplifies to −2logk4logka after canceling logk7.
Step 3: The expression becomes clog4b−2logk4logka, which simplifies to −2clogk4log4blogka.
Convert log4b into logk4logkb, leading to −2clogkblogka. Using the change-of-base formula again, this gives −21logbca.
This can be rewritten using inverse log properties as logbc(a1).
Therefore, the solution to the problem is logbca1.
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Final Answer
logbca1
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\( \frac{1}{\log_49}= \)
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\( \log_94 \)
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