document.write( "Question 1010275: Prove (disprove) that there exists an A and B such that logA(B) = logB(A) where A ǂ B, both A and B > 0, and both A and B ǂ 1; note that a specific example is not a proof
\n" );
document.write( " \n" );
document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #625760 by Edwin McCravy(20056)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Use the change of base formula, we have that the above \n" ); document.write( "is true if and only if: \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "which is true if and only if\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Use the principle of square roots, we have that the above \n" ); document.write( "is true if and only if\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "By the definition of logarithms, that is equivalent to\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We cannot use the + for that would make A = B, which is \n" ); document.write( "not allowed.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the above is true if and only if \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and A ǂ B, both A and B > 0, and both A and B ǂ 1\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Edwin \n" ); document.write( " |