SOLUTION: If {{{ log(x, y^4) = m^3 }}} and {{{ log(y, x) = 4 / m^2 }}}, prove that m = 1.

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Question 1178302: If and , prove that m = 1.

Found 3 solutions by Solver92311, MathLover1, greenestamps:
Answer by Solver92311(821)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




and



Therefore, if



Then



and

Eq 1:

Also if



Then

Eq 2:

Substituting the equivalent expression for from Eq 2 into Eq 1:



Simplifying:



Therefore:



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Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If and , prove that



........change to base
...........eq.1





..........eq.2

if left sides of eq.1 and eq.2 are same, then











Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Note that the two equations involve and . Somewhere in working the problem you are going to want to use this property of logarithms:



Work with the first equation:






Now look at the second equation:



The two expressions for must be equal:






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