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JEE Main 202310 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
10 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Basics of Mathematics

JEE Main 2023 · 10 April · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Basics of Mathematics

Let a, b, c be the three distinct positive real numbers such that...

Let a,b,ca, b, c be the three distinct positive real numbers such that (2a){\left(2a\right)}^{\log_{e}a} = {\left(bc\right)}^{\log_{e}b} and blog⁡e2=alog⁡ec{b}^{\log_{e}2} = {a}^{\log_{e}c} Then 6a+5bc6a + 5bc is equal to ______.

Correct answer

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Step-by-step solution

Given equation: (2a)ln⁡(a)=(bc)ln⁡(b){\left(2a\right)}^{\ln \left(a\right)} = {\left(bc\right)}^{\ln \left(b\right)}

⇒ln⁡(a)⋅(ln⁡(2a))=ln⁡(b)⋅ln⁡(bc)⇒ \ln \left(a\right) \cdot \left(\ln \left(2a\right)\right) = \ln \left(b\right) \cdot \ln \left(bc\right)

⇒ln⁡(a)⋅(ln⁡(2)+ln⁡(a))=ln⁡(b)⋅(ln⁡(b)+ln⁡(c))⇒ \ln \left(a\right) \cdot \left(\ln \left(2\right) + \ln \left(a\right)\right) = \ln \left(b\right) \cdot \left(\ln \left(b\right) + \ln \left(c\right)\right)

let ln⁡(a)=x,ln⁡(b)=y,ln⁡(c)=z,x≠y≠z\ln \left(a\right) = x, \ln \left(b\right) = y, \ln \left(c\right) = z, x \ne y \ne z

⇒x(ln⁡(2)+x)=y(y+z)⇒ x\left(\ln \left(2\right) + x\right) = y\left(y + z\right)

⇒xln(2)=y2−x2+yz⇒ xln\left(2\right) = {y}^{2} - {x}^{2} + yz ........(i)

Similarly, from second equation

ln⁡(2)⋅ln⁡(b)=ln⁡(c)⋅ln⁡(a)\ln \left(2\right) \cdot \ln \left(b\right) = \ln \left(c\right) \cdot \ln \left(a\right)

⇒ln⁡(2)=xzy⇒ \ln \left(2\right) = \dfrac{xz}{y} ......(ii)

Substitute eq(ii)ineq(i)eq\left(ii\right)\text{in}eq\left(i\right),

We get,

⇒y3−yx2+y2z=x2z⇒ {y}^{3} - y{x}^{2} + {y}^{2}z = {x}^{2}z

⇒y2(y+z)−x2(y+z)=0⇒ {y}^{2}\left(y + z\right) - {x}^{2}\left(y + z\right) = 0

⇒(y2−x2)(y+z)=0⇒ \left({y}^{2} - {x}^{2}\right)\left(y + z\right) = 0

⇒(x−y)(x+y)(y+z)=0⇒ \left(x - y\right)\left(x + y\right)\left(y + z\right) = 0

∵x≠y⇒(x+y)(y+z)=0∵ x \ne y ⇒ \left(x + y\right)\left(y + z\right) = 0

Now x=−y,y=−zandx=zx = - y, y = - z\text{and}x = z

But ln⁡(2)=xzy\ln \left(2\right) = \dfrac{xz}{y}

⇒ln⁡(2)=x(x)−x⇒ \ln \left(2\right) = \dfrac{x\left(x\right)}{- x}

⇒ln⁡(2)=−ln⁡(a)⇒ \ln \left(2\right) = - \ln \left(a\right)

=−ln⁡2⇒a=12= - \ln 2 ⇒ a = \dfrac{1}{2} and

⇒y=−z⇒ y = - z

⇒ln⁡(b)=−ln⁡(c)⇒ \ln \left(b\right) = - \ln \left(c\right)

⇒bc=1⇒ bc = 1

Now 6a+5bc=6(12)+5(1)=86a + 5bc = 6\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right) + 5\left(1\right) = 8

Hence this is the required answer.

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