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Multiple choice maths logarithms more about logarithms a relation between logarithmic functions properties of logarithms

If $\displaystyle \log _{ 2a }{ a } =x$, $\log _{ 3a }{  2a } =y$ and $\log _{ 4a }{  3a } =z$, then $xyz-2yz$ is equal to

  1. 1

  2. -1

  3. 0

  4. 2

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

We have,

${{\log } _{2a}}a=x,{{\log } _{3a}}2a=y,{{\log } _{4a}}3a=z$

$ {{\log } _{2a}}a=x $

$ \dfrac{\log a}{\log 2a}=x $

Similarly,

$ {{\log } _{3a}}2a=y $

$ \dfrac{\log 2a}{\log 3a}=y $

Similarly,

$ {{\log } _{4a}}3a=z $

$ \dfrac{\log 3a}{\log 4a}=z $


Therefore,,

$ =xyz-2yz $

$ =\dfrac{\log a}{\log 2a}\times \dfrac{\log 2a}{\log 3a}\times \dfrac{\log 3a}{\log 4a}-2\times \dfrac{\log 2a}{\log 3a}\times \dfrac{\log 3a}{\log 4a} $

$ =\dfrac{\log a}{\log 4a}-2\times \dfrac{\log 2a}{\log 4a} $

$ =\log a-\log 4-\log a-2\times \left( \log 2a-\log 4a \right) $

 $ =-\log 4-2\times \left( \log 2a-\log 2a-\log 2 \right) $

 $ =-\log 4+2\log 2 $

 $ =-\log 4+\log 4 $

 $ =0 $

So, the value is 0.

Multiple choice maths logarithms more about logarithms a relation between logarithmic functions properties of logarithms

The set of solutions for the equation $\log _{ 10 }{ \left( { a }^{ 2 }-15a \right)  } =2$ consists of:

  1. Two integers

  2. One integer and one fraction

  3. two irrational numbers

  4. two non-real numbers

  5. no numbers, that is, the set is empty

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

$\log _{10}{(a^{2}-15a)}=2$

$\Rightarrow a^{2}-15a=10^{2}$
$\Rightarrow a^{2}-15a-100=0$
Discrimnant$= (15)^{2}-(4)(-100)=225+400= 625>0$
$(a-20)(a+5)=0$
$a=20,-5$
(Two integers)