2023 AMC 12A Problem 19

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Concepts:logarithmVieta’s Formulas

Difficulty rating: 2040

19.

What is the product of all the solutions to the equation log7x2023log289x2023=log2023x2023? \log_{7x}2023\cdot\log_{289x}2023 =\log_{2023x}2023?

(log20237log2023289)2(\log_{2023}7\cdot\log_{2023}289)^2

log20237log2023289\log_{2023}7\cdot\log_{2023}289

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log72023log2892023\log_7 2023\cdot\log_{289}2023

(log72023log2892023)2(\log_7 2023\cdot\log_{289}2023)^2

Solution:

Let a=log20237a=\log_{2023}7 and b=log2023289.b=\log_{2023}289. Since 2023=7289,2023=7\cdot 289, we have a+b=1.a+b=1. Writing t=log2023x,t=\log_{2023}x, each logarithm becomes a reciprocal, and the equation turns into (1+t)=(a+t)(b+t). (1+t)=(a+t)(b+t).

Expanding and using a+b=1,a+b=1, the linear terms cancel, leaving t2+(ab1)=0.t^2+(ab-1)=0. Its two roots satisfy t1+t2=0.t_1+t_2=0.

The corresponding solutions multiply to x1x2=2023t12023t2=2023t1+t2=20230=1.x_1x_2=2023^{t_1}\cdot 2023^{t_2}=2023^{\,t_1+t_2} =2023^0=1.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

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