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Question 3 : Let loga30 = A, loga\\frac{5}{3}) = -B and log2a = \\frac{1}{3}), then log3a equals

  1. \\frac{2}{A+B-3})
  2. \\frac{A+B-3}{2})
  3. \\frac{A+B}{2}) - 3
  4. \\frac{2}{A+B}) - 3

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Explanatory Answer

Let loga30 = A be equation 1.
and loga\\frac{5}{3}) = -B be equation 2.

We are told that log2a = \\frac{1}{3})
log2a = \\frac{1}{3}) implies loga2 = 3

Dividing eqn(1) and eq(2) by loga2 = 3
We get; log230 = \\frac{A}{3}) and
log2\\frac{5}{3}) = -\\frac{B}{3})

log230 = log2(5 × 3 × 2)
\\frac{A}{3}) = log25 + log23 + log22
\\frac{A}{3}) = log25 + log23 + 1, let's call this equation 3

log2\\frac{5}{3}) = log25 - log23
-\\frac{B}{3}) = log25 - log23, let's call this equation 4

Solving equations 3 and 4 we get, log23 = \\frac{A+B-3}{6})
Dividing this by log2a = \\frac{1}{3}) we get,
log2a = \\frac{A+B-3}{2})

log2a = \\frac{A+B-3}{2}) implies loga2 = \\frac{2}{A+B-3})


The question is "Let loga30 = A, loga\\frac{5}{3}) = -B and log2a = \\frac{1}{3}), then log3a equals"

Hence, the answer is, "\\frac{2}{A+B-3})"

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