1. A logarithm prove question

Important * means multiply (a) means base a etc
log(b)a*log(c)b*log(a)c=1

2. Originally Posted by kingkaisai2
Important * means multiply (a) means base a etc
log(b)a*log(c)b*log(a)c=1
Hello,

as you may know you can transform a logarithm, so you have only one base:

$\log_{b}{(a)}={\ln(a)\over\ln{(b)}$

Your problem can be written like this:

${\ln(a)\over\ln{(b)}} \cdot {\ln(b)\over\ln{(c)}} \cdot {\ln(c)\over\ln{(a)}} =1$

Simplify the LHS of this equation and you'll get 1 = 1. Thus this equation is true for all $\{a, b, c\}\in\mbox{]0;1[} \cup \mbox{ ]1;\infty[}$

(Remark: The $\cup$ means union of 2 sets of numbers. )
Greetings

EB

3. Hello, kingkaisai2!

$\log_b(a)\cdot\log_c(b)\cdot\log_a(c)\:=\:1$
If you don't know the Base-Change Formula,
. . you'll have to do some Olympic-level gymnastics.

Let $\log_c(b) = P$ . . . then: $c^P = b$

Take logs (base b): $\log_b(c^P) = \log_b(b)\quad\Rightarrow\quad P\cdot\log_b(c) = 1$

Then: $P = \frac{1}{\log_b(c)}$ . . . That is: $\log_c(b) = \frac{1}{\log_b(c)}$

Let $\log_a(c) = Q$ . . . then: $a^Q = c$

Take logs (base b): $\log_b(a^Q) = \log_b(c)\quad\Rightarrow\quad Q\cdot\log_b(a) = \log_b(c)$

Then: $Q = \frac{\log_b(c)}{\log_b(a)}$ . . . That is: $\log_a(c) = \frac{\log_b(c)}{\log_b(a)}$

So: $\log_b(a)\cdot\log_c(b)\cdot\log_a(c)$ becomes:

. . $\log_b(a)\cdot\frac{1}{\log_b(c)}\cdot\frac{\log_b (c)}{\log_b(a)} \;=\;1$ . . . ta-DAA!