VIT Engineering VIT Engineering Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    If \[x>0\]and \[{{\log }_{3}}x+{{\log }_{3}}(\sqrt{x})+{{\log }_{3}}(\sqrt[4]{x})\]\[+{{\log }_{3}}(\sqrt[8]{x})+{{\log }_{3}}(\sqrt[16]{x})+....=4,\]then \[x\]equals:

    A)  9               

    B)  81

    C)  1               

    D)  27

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[{{\log }_{3}}x+{{\log }_{3}}\sqrt{x}+{{\log }_{3}}\sqrt[4]{x}+{{\log }_{3}}\sqrt[8]{x}+.....=4\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{\log }_{3}}x+\frac{1}{2}{{\log }_{3}}x+\frac{1}{4}{{\log }_{3}}x+\frac{1}{8}{{\log }_{3}}x\]        \[+....=4\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{\log }_{3}}x\left[ 1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{8}+.... \right]=4\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[{{\log }_{3}}x\left[ \frac{1}{1-1/2} \right]=8\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[{{\log }_{3}}x=4\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[x={{3}^{4}}=81\]


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