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If 1 log ax+1 log bx=2 log cx\dfrac{1}{\text{ log }a x} + \dfrac{1}{\text{ log }b x} = \dfrac{2}{\text{ log }_c x}, prove that c2 = ab.

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Given,

1 log ax+1 log bx=2 log cx1log xlog a+1log xlog b=2log xlog c log a log x+ log b log x=2 log c log x log a+ log b log x=2 log c log x log (a×b) log x=2 log c log x log ab log x=2 log c log x log ab=2 log c log ab= log c2ab=c2.\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{\text{ log }a x} + \dfrac{1}{\text{ log }b x} = \dfrac{2}{\text{ log }_c x}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{\dfrac{\text{log }x}{\text{log }a}} + \dfrac{1}{\dfrac{\text{log } x}{\text{log } b}} = \dfrac{2}{\dfrac{\text{log }x}{\text{log }c}} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{ log } a}{\text{ log } x} + \dfrac{\text{ log } b}{\text{ log } x} = \dfrac{2\text{ log } c}{\text{ log } x}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{ log } a + \text{ log } b}{\text{ log } x} = \dfrac{2\text{ log } c}{\text{ log } x}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{ log } (a \times b)}{\text{ log } x} = \dfrac{2\text{ log } c}{\text{ log } x}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{ log } ab}{\text{ log } x} = \dfrac{2\text{ log } c}{\text{ log } x}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \text{ log } ab = 2\text{ log } c\\[1em] \Rightarrow \text{ log } ab = \text{ log } c^2\\[1em] \Rightarrow ab = c^2.

Hence, proved that c2 = ab.

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