Suppose that $a$, $b$ and $x$ are positive real numbers. Prove that $\log_{ab} x =\dfrac{\log_a x\log_b x}{\log_ax+\log_bx}$.

For every positive integer $ n$, let $ \phi(n)$ denotes the number of positive integers less than $ n$ that is relatively prime to $ n$ and $ \tau(n)$ denote the sum of all positive divisors of $ n$. Let $ n$ be a positive integer such that $ \phi(n)|n\minus{}1$ and that $ n$ is not a prime number. Prove that $ \tau(n)>2009$.

Find four positive integers, each not exceeding $70000$ and each having more than $100$ divisors.

Positive real numbers $x \neq 1$ and $y \neq 1$ satisfy $\log_2{x} = \log_y{16}$ and $xy = 64$. What is $(\log_2{\tfrac{x}{y}})^2$? $\textbf{(A) } \frac{25}{2} \qquad\textbf{(B) } 20 \qquad\textbf{(C) } \frac{45}{2} \qquad\textbf{(D) } 25 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 32$

Find the unique integer $a > 1$ that satisfies \[ \int_{a}^{a^2} \left(\frac{1}{\ln x} - \frac{2}{(\ln x)^3}\right) dx = \frac{a}{\ln a}. \]

Show that $$\log_2\pi+\log_4\pi<\frac52.$$

Let $\{x\}$ be a sequence of positive reals $x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n$, defined by: $x_1 = 1, x_2 = 9, x_3=9, x_4=1$. And for $n \geq 1$ we have: \[x_{n+4} = \sqrt[4]{x_{n} \cdot x_{n+1} \cdot x_{n+2} \cdot x_{n+3}}.\] Show that this sequence has a finite limit. Determine this limit.

Determine all pairs $(a, b)$ of positive real numbers with $a \neq 1$ such that \[\log_a b < \log_{a+1} (b + 1).\]

For a positive real number $x$, find the minimum value of $f(x)=\int_x^{2x} (t\ln t-t)dt.$

Tanya chose a natural number $X\le100$, and Sasha is trying to guess this number. He can select two natural numbers $M$ and $N$ less than $100$ and ask about $\gcd(X+M,N)$. Show that Sasha can determine Tanya's number with at most seven questions.

Prove that the equation $4^x +6^x =9^x$ has no rational solutions.

Problems 15, 16, and 17 all refer to the following: In the very center of the Irenic Sea lie the beautiful Nisos Isles. In 1998 the number of people on these islands is only 200, but the population triples every 25 years. Queen Irene has decreed that there must be at least 1.5 square miles for every person living in the Isles. The total area of the Nisos Isles is 24,900 square miles. 17. In how many years, approximately, from 1998 will the population of Nisos be as much as Queen Irene has proclaimed that the islands can support? $ \text{(A)}\ 50\text{ yrs.}\qquad\text{(B)}\ 75\text{ yrs.}\qquad\text{(C)}\ 100\text{ yrs.}\qquad\text{(D)}\ 125\text{ yrs.}\qquad\text{(E)}\ 150\text{ yrs.} $

Prove the inequality for all positive integer $n$ : \[ \left(\frac{2n-1}{e}\right)^{\frac{2n-1}{2}}<1\cdot 3\cdot 5\cdots (2n-1)<\left(\frac{2n+1}{e}\right)^{\frac{2n+1}{2}} \]

Let $n$ be a positive integer. Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a family of sets that contains more than half of all subsets of an $n$-element set $X$. Prove that from $\mathcal{F}$ we can select $\lceil \log_2 n \rceil + 1$ sets that form a separating family on $X$, i.e., for any two distinct elements of $X$ there is a selected set containing exactly one of the two elements. Moderator says: http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=614827&hilit=Schweitzer+2014+separating

Let $C: y=\ln x$. For each positive integer $n$, denote by $A_n$ the area of the part enclosed by the line passing through two points $(n,\ \ln n),\ (n+1,\ \ln (n+1))$ and denote by $B_n$ that of the part enclosed by the tangent line at the point $(n,\ \ln n)$, $C$ and the line $x=n+1$. Let $g(x)=\ln (x+1)-\ln x$. (1) Express $A_n,\ B_n$ in terms of $n,\ g(n)$ respectively. (2) Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} n\{1-ng(n)\}$.

Evaluate $ \displaystyle I \equal{} \int_0^{\frac\pi4}\left(\sin^62x \plus{} \cos^62x\right)\cdot \ln(1 \plus{} \tan x)\text{d}x$.

If $a, b, c$ are real numbers greater than $1$, prove that for any real number $r$ \[(\log_{a}bc)^{r}+(\log_{b}ca)^{r}+(\log_{c}ab)^{r}\geq 3 \cdot 2^{r}. \]

Calculate the exact value of the series $\sum _{n=2} ^\infty \log (n^3 +1) - \log (n^3 - 1)$ and provide justification.

„œ‚Find all continuous functions $ f: \mathbb{R}\to [1,\infty)$ for wich there exists $ a\in\mathbb{R}$ and a positive integer $ k$ such that \[ f(x)f(2x)\cdot...\cdot f(nx)\leq an^k\] for all real $ x$ and all positive integers $ n$. [i]author :Radu Gologan[/i]

[b]a)[/b] Show that , if $ a,b>1 $ are two distinct real numbers, then $ \log_a\log_a b >\log_b\log_a b. $ [b]b)[/b] Show that if $ a_1>a_2>\cdots >a_n>1 $ are $ n\ge 2 $ real numbers, then $$ \log_{a_1}\log_{a_1} a_2 +\log_{a_2}\log_{a_2} a_3 +\cdots +\log_{a_{n-1}}\log_{a_{n-1}} a_n +\log_{a_n}\log_{a_n} a_1 >0. $$

A plane curve is parameterized by $x(t)=\displaystyle\int_{t}^{\infty} \dfrac {\cos u}{u} \, \mathrm{d}u $ and $ y(t) = \displaystyle\int_{t}^{\infty} \dfrac {\sin u}{u} \, \mathrm{d}u $ for $ 1 \le t \le 2 $. What is the length of the curve?

The logarithm of $.0625$ to the base $2$ is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ .025 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ .25\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -4\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ -2 $

An increasing function $f : N \to R$ satisfies $$f(kl) = f(k)+ f(l)\,\,\, for \,\,\, all \,\,\, k,l \in N.$$ Show that there is a real number $p > 1$ such that $f(n) =\ log_pn$ for all $n$.

Find the minimum value of $\int_1^e \left|\ln x-\frac{a}{x}\right|dx\ (0\leq a\leq e)$

$b_0, b_1, b_2, \dots$ is a sequence of positive reals such that the sequence $b_0,c b_1, c^2b_2,c^3b_3,\dots$ is convex for all $c > 0$. (A sequence is convex if each term is at most the arithmetic mean of its two neighbors.) Show that $\ln b_0, \ln b_1, \ln b_2, \dots$ is convex.