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NDA 2018
Exam
NDA
Year
2018
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Basics of Mathematics

NDA 2018 · Mathematics · Basics of Mathematics

What is 1 _2 N + 1 _3 N + 1 _4 N + .+ 1 _ 100 N equal to (N ≠ 1) ?

What is 1log⁡2N+1log⁡3N+1log⁡4N+….+1log⁡100N\frac{1}{\log _2 \mathrm{ N}}+\frac{1}{\log _3 \mathrm{ N}}+\frac{1}{\log _4 \mathrm{ N}}+\ldots .+\frac{1}{\log _{100} \mathrm{ N}} equal to (N≠1)(\mathrm{N} \neq 1) ?

Options

  1. A1log⁡100!N\frac{1}{\log _{100!} N}
  2. B1log⁡99!N\frac{1}{\log _{99!} \mathrm{N}}
  3. C99log⁡100!N\frac{99}{\log _{100!} N}
  4. D99log⁡99!N\frac{99}{\log _{99!} \mathrm{N}}

Correct answer

A. 1log⁡100!N\frac{1}{\log _{100!} N}

Step-by-step solution

1log⁡2N+1log⁡3N+1log⁡4N+…+1log⁡100N=1log⁡Nlog⁡2+1log⁡N+1log⁡3+…+1log⁡Nlog⁡4(∵log⁡ab=log⁡blog⁡N)=log⁡2log⁡N+log⁡3log⁡N+log⁡4log⁡N+….+log⁡100log⁡N=log⁡2+log⁡3+log⁡4+….+log⁡100log⁡N=log⁡(2.3.4….100)log⁡N\begin{aligned} & \frac{1}{\log _2 \mathrm{ N}}+\frac{1}{\log _3 \mathrm{ N}}+\frac{1}{\log _4 \mathrm{ N}}+\ldots+\frac{1}{\log _{100} \mathrm{ N}} \\ & =\frac{\frac{1}{\log \mathrm{ N}}}{\log 2}+\frac{1}{\log \mathrm{ N}}+\frac{1}{\log 3}+\ldots+\frac{1}{\frac{\log \mathrm{ N}}{\log 4}} \\ & \quad\left(\because \log _{\mathrm{a}} \mathrm{b}=\frac{\log \mathrm{b}}{\log \mathrm{N}}\right) \\ & =\frac{\log 2}{\log \mathrm{ N}}+\frac{\log 3}{\log \mathrm{ N}}+\frac{\log 4}{\log \mathrm{ N}}+\ldots.+\frac{\log 100}{\log \mathrm{ N}} \\ & =\frac{\log 2+\log 3+\log 4+\ldots.+\log 100}{\log \mathrm{ N}} \\ & =\frac{\log (2.3.4 \ldots.100)}{\log \mathrm{N}}\end{aligned}=\frac{\log 100!}{\log \mathrm{N}}=\frac{1}{\frac{\log \mathrm{ N}}{\log 100!}}=\frac{1}{\log _{100!} \mathrm{N}}$
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