Given that log⁡a125−3log⁡ab+log⁡ac=3\log_a 125 - 3\log_a \sqrt{b} + \log_a c = 3, express aa in terms of bb and cc. Show that 5n+1−4(5n)+5n−15^{n+1} - 4(5^n) + 5^{n-1} is divisible by 2 for all positive integers of nn.

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13(a)

1. Apply the power, product, and quotient laws of logarithms to combine the terms into a single logarithm.

log⁡a125−log⁡a(b)3+log⁡ac=3\log_a 125 - \log_a (\sqrt{b})^3 + \log_a c = 3
log⁡a125−log⁡ab32+log⁡ac=3\log_a 125 - \log_a b^{\frac{3}{2}} + \log_a c = 3
log⁡a(125cb32)=3\log_a \left( \frac{125c}{b^{\frac{3}{2}}} \right) = 3

2. Convert the logarithmic equation into exponential form.

a3=125cb32a^3 = \frac{125c}{b^{\frac{3}{2}}}

3. Solve for $a$ by taking the cube root of both sides.

a=(125cb32)13a = \left( \frac{125c}{b^{\frac{3}{2}}} \right)^{\frac{1}{3}}
a=12513c13(b32)13a = \frac{125^{\frac{1}{3}} c^{\frac{1}{3}}}{(b^{\frac{3}{2}})^{\frac{1}{3}}}
a=5c13b12a = \frac{5c^{\frac{1}{3}}}{b^{\frac{1}{2}}}

Answer

a=5c13b12a = \frac{5c^{\frac{1}{3}}}{b^{\frac{1}{2}}}

13(b)

1. Factor out the lowest power of 5, which is $5^{n-1}$.

5n+1−4(5n)+5n−1=5n−1(52−4(51)+1)5^{n+1} - 4(5^n) + 5^{n-1} = 5^{n-1}(5^2 - 4(5^1) + 1)

2. Evaluate the numerical expression inside the bracket.

=5n−1(25−20+1)= 5^{n-1}(25 - 20 + 1)
=5n−1(6)= 5^{n-1}(6)

3. Show that the result is divisible by 2.

=5n−1(2×3)= 5^{n-1}(2 \times 3)
=2(3×5n−1)= 2(3 \times 5^{n-1})
Since nn is a positive integer, n−1≥0n-1 \ge 0, so 3×5n−13 \times 5^{n-1} is an integer. Therefore, the expression has a factor of 2 and is divisible by 2.

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