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2015 AMC 12A Problem 14

Problem 14 of 25IntermediateAlgebra

What is the value of aa for which 1log⁡2a+1log⁡3a+1log⁡4a=1?\dfrac{1}{\log_2 a} + \dfrac{1}{\log_3 a} + \dfrac{1}{\log_4 a} = 1?

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By the change-of-base formula, 1log⁡ba=log⁡ab.\dfrac{1}{\log_b a} = \log_a b. Therefore 1=log⁡a2+log⁡a3+log⁡a4=log⁡a24. \begin{aligned} &1 = \log_a 2 + \log_a 3 \\ &\quad {}+ \log_a 4 = \log_a 24. \end{aligned} It follows that a=24.a = 24. Thus, the correct answer is D.
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