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Question 63

If for $$x, y \in R$$, $$x > 0$$, $$y = \log_{10} x + \log_{10} x^{1/3} + \log_{10} x^{1/9} + \ldots$$ upto $$\infty$$ terms and $$\frac{2+4+6+\ldots+2y}{3+6+9+\ldots+3y} = \frac{4}{\log_{10} x}$$, then the ordered pair $$(x, y)$$ is equal to

We have the infinite sum

$$y = \log_{10} x + \log_{10} x^{1/3} + \log_{10} x^{1/9} + \ldots$$

First we write every term with the same base-10 logarithm.

The basic logarithm rule is:

$$\log_{10} a^{k} = k\,\log_{10} a.$$

Applying it term by term, we obtain

$$\log_{10} x^{1/3} = \frac{1}{3}\,\log_{10} x,$$

$$\log_{10} x^{1/9} = \frac{1}{9}\,\log_{10} x,$$

and so on. Hence every term is really a constant multiple of the first term $$\log_{10} x.$$ So we can factor $$\log_{10} x$$ out of the whole series:

$$y \;=\; \log_{10} x\;\Bigl(1 + \frac13 + \frac1{3^{2}} + \frac1{3^{3}} + \ldots\Bigr).$$

The bracket now is an infinite geometric series with first term $$a = 1$$ and common ratio $$r = \frac13.$$ For an infinite geometric series, the sum formula is

$$S_\infty = \frac{a}{1-r}, \qquad\text{when } |r| < 1.$$

Substituting $$a = 1$$ and $$r = \dfrac13$$ we get

$$S_\infty = \frac{1}{1-\dfrac13} = \frac{1}{\dfrac23} = \frac32.$$

Therefore

$$y = \log_{10} x \times \frac32 = \frac32\,\log_{10} x.$$

Now we move to the second given condition

$$\frac{2+4+6+\ldots+2y}{3+6+9+\ldots+3y} \;=\; \frac{4}{\log_{10} x}.$$

We notice that the numerator is the list of even numbers up to $$2y$$, and the denominator is the list of multiples of $$3$$ up to $$3y$$. Because every term is an exact multiple of the index, these series each contain exactly $$y$$ terms (we are told that $$y$$ will be an integer by this construction).

First let us evaluate the numerator. The $$k^{\text{th}}$$ term is $$2k$$ and $$k$$ runs from $$1$$ to $$y$$, so

$$\text{Sum}_\text{num} = 2(1 + 2 + 3 + \ldots + y).$$

The standard formula for the sum of the first $$n$$ natural numbers is

$$1 + 2 + 3 + \ldots + n = \frac{n(n+1)}{2}.$$

Putting $$n = y$$ we get

$$1 + 2 + 3 + \ldots + y = \frac{y(y+1)}{2},$$

so

$$\text{Sum}_\text{num} = 2 \times \frac{y(y+1)}{2} = y(y+1).$$

Next the denominator. The $$k^{\text{th}}$$ term is $$3k$$, again with $$k = 1$$ to $$y$$, so

$$\text{Sum}_\text{den} = 3(1 + 2 + 3 + \ldots + y) = 3 \times \frac{y(y+1)}{2} = \frac{3y(y+1)}{2}.$$

Hence the entire fraction becomes

$$\frac{\text{Sum}_\text{num}}{\text{Sum}_\text{den}} = \frac{y(y+1)}{\dfrac{3y(y+1)}{2}} = \frac{y(y+1)}{1}\times\frac{2}{3y(y+1)} = \frac{2}{3}.$$

The problem states that this same ratio equals $$\dfrac{4}{\log_{10} x}$$, so we equate the two values:

$$\frac{2}{3} \;=\; \frac{4}{\log_{10} x}.$$

Cross-multiplying gives

$$2\,\log_{10} x = 12,$$

and dividing by $$2$$ gives

$$\log_{10} x = 6.$$

Converting from logarithmic form to exponential form (using $$\log_{10} a = b \Longleftrightarrow a = 10^{b}$$) we get

$$x = 10^{6}.$$

Finally we substitute this value of $$\log_{10} x$$ into our earlier expression for $$y$$:

$$y = \frac32\,\log_{10} x = \frac32 \times 6 = 9.$$

So the ordered pair is

$$(x,\,y) = (10^{6},\,9).$$

Hence, the correct answer is Option B.

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