So here's the deal. I'll put the logarithm bases into (). Solve log(cosx)sinx+ log(sinx)cosx=2.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Whew, the bases are functions of x? That's pretty gnarly.
Mixing logs and trig functions . . . will probably end up with complex numbers.
This will take some work.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
It should be done without complex numbers.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
My best guess is pi/4.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
There may be other solutions, but I know that works.
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Want to know how I did it?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Sure.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I took the simplest case in which
\[\log_{\cos x}(\sin x) =\log_{\sin x}(\cos x) = 1.\]
A logarithm equals 1 when the base and what it is operating on are equal.
sin x = cos x at pi/4.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
That's true.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
It'll take a little more doing to see if there are other solutions.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
e.g. log_{cos x}(sin x) could be 1.5 and log_{sin x}(cos x) could be 0.5 and so on.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
That's also true.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I think I can continue from now on. You gave me the ideas I needed. Thank you very much!