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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Logarithm Question !!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Shoot.

hartnn (hartnn):

awesome!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\log_{a}3x^2 , \log_{a}3x , \log_{a}3 \] what is the common difference and the formula for the nth term

hartnn (hartnn):

log 3x-log 3x^2 = log 3 - log 3x = - log x = d =common difference S= n/2 (2 a1+(n-1)d) = n/2 (2 log 3x^2 - (n-1)log x)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is log_(a)x * n equal to?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

common difference is -log x (base as a ) nth term is given by log3 +2logx + (n-1)(-logx)= log3 +(3-n)logx (throughout base is a as given in the question.

hartnn (hartnn):

log_ a x^n

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how did you go from log3 +2logx + (n-1)(-logx) to log3 +(3-n)logx ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

log3 +2logx + (n-1)(-logx) = log3 +2logx + (1-n)(logx)= log3+(2+1-n) logx =log3+(3-n)logx= log3x^(3-n) take base as a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

This is making my eyes bleed. \[ \log_a(3x^2)-\log_a(x) = \log_a(3x) \text{ etc...} \] so if \[a_1 = \log_a(3x^2) \] we have \[\large{a_n = \log_a(3x^2)-(n-1)\log_a(x) = \log_a(3x^{3-n})}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yup

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if n=1 it gives the first term u gave and for n=2 it gives log3x ur second term if n=3 it gives third term as log as mentioned by u...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If that was addressed to me, I just rewrote it in LaTeX so looked nicer. I know.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how did you go from here log3 +2logx + (1-n)(logx) to log3+(2+1-n) logx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

take logx common...

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