ProblemWhat is the product of all solutions to the equationlog7x2023⋅log289x2023=log2023x2023(A) (log20237⋅log2023289)2(B) log20237⋅log2023289(C) 1(D) log72023⋅log2892023(E) (log72023⋅log2892023)2
Q. ProblemWhat is the product of all solutions to the equationlog7x2023⋅log289x2023=log2023x2023(A) (log20237⋅log2023289)2(B) log20237⋅log2023289(C) 1(D) log72023⋅log2892023(E) (log72023⋅log2892023)2
Understand given logarithmic equation: Understand the given logarithmic equation.The given equation is log7x2023×log289x2023=log2023x2023. We need to find the product of all solutions to this equation.
Use change of base formula: Use the change of base formula to rewrite the logarithms in a common base.Change of Base Formula: logb(a)=logc(b)logc(a)We can rewrite each term using the change of base formula with a common base, for example, base 2023.log(7x)(2023)=log(7x)log(2023)log(289x)(2023)=log(289x)log(2023)log(2023x)(2023)=log(2023x)log(2023)
Substitute rewritten logarithms: Substitute the rewritten logarithms back into the equation.(log(2023)/log(7x))⋅(log(2023)/log(289x))=log(2023)/log(2023x)
Cross-multiply to simplify: Cross-multiply to simplify the equation. log(2023)2=log(7x)⋅log(289x)⋅log(2023x)
Recognize form of product of logarithms: Recognize that the equation has the form of a product of logarithms equal to a constant. This suggests that the solutions for x will be such that 7x, 289x, and 2023x are powers of 2023, since the base of the logarithm on the right side of the equation is 2023.
Solve for x by equating: Solve for x by equating each term to 2023.Since 7x, 289x, and 2023x must be powers of 2023, we can write:7x=2023a289x=2023b2023x=2023cWhere a, 20230, and 20231 are integers.
Recognize 2023x=20231: Recognize that 2023x=20231, which implies x=1. From the third equation, we immediately see that x must be 1.
Substitute x=1 for consistency: Substitute x=1 back into the other equations to check for consistency.7x=7(1)=7=2023a289x=289(1)=289=2023bWe see that a and b must be such that 7 and 289 are powers of 2023, which is not possible since 2023 is not a power of 7 or 289. Therefore, the only solution for x=12 is x=13.
Determine product of all solutions: Determine the product of all solutions.Since the only solution is x=1, the product of all solutions is simply 1.