2005 AMC 12B Problem 13Problem 13 of 25·Intermediate·AlgebraSuppose that 4x1=5,4^{x_1} = 5,4x1=5, 5x2=6,5^{x_2} = 6,5x2=6, 6x3=7,6^{x_3} = 7,6x3=7, …,\ldots,…, 127x124=128.127^{x_{124}} = 128.127x124=128. What is x1x2⋯x124?x_1 x_2 \cdots x_{124}?x1x2⋯x124?Answer choicesA2221B52\dfrac{5}{2}252C3333D72\dfrac{7}{2}274E4445Submit answerStuck? Show hintsShow solutionSolutionFrom 4x1=54^{x_1} = 54x1=5 we get x1=log45,x_1 = \log_4 5,x1=log45, and in general xk=logk+3(k+4).x_k = \log_{k+3}(k+4).xk=logk+3(k+4). The product telescopes: x1x2⋯x124=log45⋅log56⋯log127128=log4128. \begin{aligned} &x_1 x_2 \cdots x_{124} \\ &= \log_4 5 \cdot \log_5 6 \cdots \log_{127} 128 \\ &= \log_4 128. \end{aligned} x1x2⋯x124=log45⋅log56⋯log127128=log4128. Since 128=27128 = 2^7128=27 and 4=22,4 = 2^2,4=22, this equals 7log22log2=72.\dfrac{7\log 2}{2\log 2} = \dfrac72.2log27log2=27. Thus, the correct answer is D.AoPS wikiCopy problemTagged: logarithm · telescoping