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2004 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 16

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Problem

The set of all real numbers x for which

\log_{2004}(\log_{2003}(\log_{2002}(\log_{2001}{x})))

is defined is \{x|x > c\}. What is the value of c?

\text {(A)} 0\qquad \text {(B)}2001^{2002} \qquad \text {(C)}2002^{2003} \qquad \text {(D)}2003^{2004} \qquad \text {(E)}2001...

Solution

We know that the domain of \log_k n, where k is a constant, is n > 0. So \log_{2003}(\log_{2002}(\log_{2001}{x})) > 0. By the definition of logarithms, we then have \log_{2002}(\log_{2001}{x})) > 2003^0 = 1. Then \log_{2001}{x} > 2002^1 = 2002 and x > 2001^{2002}\ \mathrm{(B)}.

See also

2004 AMC 12A (ProblemsResources)
Preceded by
Problem 15
Followed by
Problem 17
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