ABC26GN2011 · Logarithms

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Logarithms · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:

Simplify: $\frac{1}{\log_{xy}(xyz)}+\frac{1}{\log_{yz}(xyz)}+\frac{1}{\log_{zx}(xyz)}$ (M.A.T., 2005)
Answer
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Explanation
Given expression $=\log_{xyz}(xy)+\log_{xyz}(yz)+\log_{xyz}(zx)=\log_{xyz}(xy \times yz \times zx)=\log_{xyz}(xyz)^{2}=2\log_{xyz}(xyz)=2\times 1=2$. $[\because \log_{a}x=\frac{1}{\log_{x}a}]$

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