Show how to simplify the following number by hand:
4log5/44
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5log5/45
Call the exponent in the numerator X, and that in the denominator Y. Focusing on Y, Note that 5 = (5/4) * 4, so Y becomes log (base 5/4) (4 * 5/4), which can be simplified to X + 1.
Rewrite the problem as (4^X)/(5^(X+1)), and rewrite again to
4^X/5^X * (1/5) = (4/5)^X * (1/5) = (5/4)^(-X) * (1/5). Substituting X back into the equation:
(5/4)^(-log(base(5/4)) 4 = 1/4, so the answer is 1/4 * 1/5 = 1/20
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Posted by Kenny M
on 2010-11-02 19:15:01 |