Math Problem Statement

How would you evaluate \left(\log2\right)\left(\log50\right)+\left(\log5\right)\left(\log20\right)-\left(\log100\right)\left(\log5\right)\left(\log2\right) without a calculator?

Solution

To evaluate the expression (log2)(log50)+(log5)(log20)(log100)(log5)(log2)\left(\log 2\right)\left(\log 50\right)+\left(\log 5\right)\left(\log 20\right)-\left(\log 100\right)\left(\log 5\right)\left(\log 2\right) without a calculator, we can use the properties of logarithms and some simplifications.

Step 1: Express all logarithms in terms of log2\log 2 and log5\log 5.

Given: log50=log(2×52)=log2+2log5\log 50 = \log (2 \times 5^2) = \log 2 + 2\log 5 log20=log(22×5)=2log2+log5\log 20 = \log (2^2 \times 5) = 2\log 2 + \log 5 log100=log(102)=2log10=2(log2+log5)\log 100 = \log (10^2) = 2\log 10 = 2(\log 2 + \log 5)

Step 2: Substitute into the original expression.

Substitute the above logarithm values into the original expression:

(log2)(log50)=log2×(log2+2log5)\left(\log 2\right)\left(\log 50\right) = \log 2 \times (\log 2 + 2\log 5) (log5)(log20)=log5×(2log2+log5)\left(\log 5\right)\left(\log 20\right) = \log 5 \times (2\log 2 + \log 5) (log100)(log5)(log2)=[2(log2+log5)]×log5×log2\left(\log 100\right)\left(\log 5\right)\left(\log 2\right) = [2(\log 2 + \log 5)] \times \log 5 \times \log 2

The original expression becomes:

(log2)(log2+2log5)+(log5)(2log2+log5)2(log2+log5)(log5)(log2)(\log 2)(\log 2 + 2\log 5) + (\log 5)(2\log 2 + \log 5) - 2(\log 2 + \log 5)(\log 5)(\log 2)

Step 3: Distribute and simplify.

Expand each term:

  1. log2×(log2+2log5)=(log2)2+2log2log5\log 2 \times (\log 2 + 2\log 5) = (\log 2)^2 + 2\log 2 \cdot \log 5
  2. log5×(2log2+log5)=2log5log2+(log5)2\log 5 \times (2\log 2 + \log 5) = 2\log 5 \cdot \log 2 + (\log 5)^2
  3. The last term simplifies as: 2(log2+log5)log5log2=2(log2log5+(log5)2log2)2(\log 2 + \log 5) \cdot \log 5 \cdot \log 2 = 2(\log 2 \cdot \log 5 + (\log 5)^2 \cdot \log 2)

Substituting these into the full expression:

(log2)2+2log2log5+2log2log5+(log5)2[2log2log5+2(log5)2log2](\log 2)^2 + 2\log 2 \cdot \log 5 + 2\log 2 \cdot \log 5 + (\log 5)^2 - [2\log 2 \cdot \log 5 + 2(\log 5)^2 \cdot \log 2]

Step 4: Combine like terms.

Combine the terms, noticing that certain terms will cancel out:

(log2)2+(log5)2+4log2log52(log2log5+log2log5)=(log2)2+(log5)2(\log 2)^2 + (\log 5)^2 + 4\log 2 \cdot \log 5 - 2(\log 2 \cdot \log 5 + \log 2 \cdot \log 5) = (\log 2)^2 + (\log 5)^2

Final Result:

Thus, the expression simplifies to:

(log2)2+(log5)2\boxed{(\log 2)^2 + (\log 5)^2}

This is the simplified form of the given expression.

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Related Questions:

  1. How would you evaluate (log3)(log50)+(log5)(log30)(log150)(log2)(log5)(\log 3)(\log 50) + (\log 5)(\log 30) - (\log 150)(\log 2)(\log 5) without a calculator?
  2. What are the properties of logarithms used to simplify expressions like this?
  3. How can you evaluate (log2+log3)(log6)log18log3(\log 2 + \log 3)(\log 6) - \log 18 \cdot \log 3 without a calculator?
  4. Can this expression be evaluated differently using change of base formula?
  5. What would be the result if log2\log 2 and log5\log 5 were known numerical values?

Tip:

Remember that logarithms can often be expressed in terms of simpler bases, which can simplify complex logarithmic expressions.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Logarithms
Properties of Logarithms
Simplification of Logarithmic Expressions

Formulas

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Theorems

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Suitable Grade Level

Advanced High School