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1.If x and y are positive numbers such that x^y=y^x and y =2012x, what is x?
2. What powers of two prime numbers will give a product of 1000...000(this sign --> { below the 1000...000 and below this { telling 2012 zeros )
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x^y = y^x ,and y = 2012x
x^(2012x) = (2012x)^x
take ln of both sides, and use log rules
2012x lnx = x ln(2012x)
2012x lnx = x (ln2012 + lnx)
2012 lnx = ln 2012 + lnx
2012 lnx - lnx = ln2012
lnx(2012 - 1) = ln2012
lnx = ln2012 /2011 = .003782637
x = e^.00378... = 1.003789801
y = 2012(1.0037...) = 2019.625079
YOu can check with your calculator, the values work in the original equation x^y = y^x
1. To solve the equation x^y = y^x and y = 2012x, we can substitute the value of y in terms of x into the first equation.
So, we have x^(2012x) = (2012x)^x.
Taking the log of both sides, we get (2012x) * log(x) = x * log(2012x).
Dividing both sides by x, we have (2012 * log(x)) = log(2012x).
Applying logarithmic properties, we can rewrite the equation as log(x) + (log(2012) * log(x)) = log(2012x)/2012.
Now, let's simplify the equation further. Taking log(2012) as a constant, we can let t = log(x) to get the equation t + (log(2012) * t) = log(2012 * 10^t)/2012.
Combining like terms, we have t(1 + log(2012)) = log(2012 * 10^t)/2012.
Now let's substitute log(2012 * 10^t) = log(2012) + t log(10), using the properties of logarithms.
The equation becomes t(1 + log(2012)) = (log(2012) + t log(10))/2012.
Since log(10) = 1, we have t(1 + log(2012)) = (log(2012) + t)/2012.
Simplifying further, we get t = log(2012)/(2012 - 2012 log(2012)).
Calculating the value of t, we can then substitute it back into the equation t = log(x) to find x.
To summarize, we solved the equation x^y = y^x and substituted the value of y = 2012x into the equation. We used logarithmic properties to simplify the equation and solve for the value of t. Finally, we substituted t back into the equation t = log(x) to find the value of x.
2. To find the powers of prime numbers that result in a product of a number with 2012 zeros, we can determine the prime factors of the number 1000...000 (2012 zeros).
The number 1000...000 with 2012 zeros is equivalent to 10^(2012).
To express 10^(2012) as a product of prime numbers, we need to determine its prime factorization.
Since 10 = 2 * 5, and 2 and 5 are both prime numbers, the number 10^(2012) can be expressed as (2 * 5)^(2012).
Using the property of exponentiation, we can rewrite it as 2^(2012) * 5^(2012).
Therefore, the powers of the prime numbers 2 and 5 that will give a product of 1000...000 are 2012 each.
In summary, we determined the prime factorization of the number 10^(2012) and found that it can be expressed as 2^(2012) * 5^(2012). Thus, the powers of the prime numbers 2 and 5 that yield a product of 1000...000 are both 2012.