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GlobalDuty
Sep21-10, 05:33 PM
what is: [log(log x)] / [log x]


i would guess logx/1 but not sure

CRGreathouse
Sep21-10, 06:38 PM
what is: [log(log x)] / [log x]


i would guess logx/1 but not sure

No, it's [log(log x)] / [log x]. :tongue:

\frac{\log\log x}{\log x} doesn't simplify.

Mentallic
Sep22-10, 12:52 AM
\frac{log(log(x))}{log(x)} would equal log(x) if log(log(x))=(log(x))^2=log(x)log(x), but it doesn't :tongue:

It's the same deal as trying to simplify say, \frac{sin(sinx)}{sinx} this doesn't equal sin(x) because the numerator is not sin2(x)