CAT 2023 Logarithms Question (Medium)

Question

x, y and z are three consecutive numbers and it is given that log 1 xz 2A, then find A.

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Understanding the Setup For consecutive numbers x, y x 1, z x 2 1 xz 1 x x 2 x 2x 1 x 1 y . Analyzing and Solving log 1 xz log y 2 log y. Since this equals 2A, A log y. Evaluating the Options a log x and c log z do not match the algebraic simplification, since 1 xz simplifies specifically to y , not

CAT 2023 Logarithms — Previous Year Question

CAT 2023

Quantitative

Logarithms

Medium

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