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Intersections of Graphs of Logarithm Base 5

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January 18, 2009
logarithms

Problem Statement

A line x \equal{} k intersects the graph of y \equal{} \log_5{x} and the graph of y \equal{} \log_5{(x \plus{} 4)}. The distance between the points of intersection is 0.5 0.5. Given that k \equal{} a \plus{} \sqrt{b}, where a a and b b are integers, what is a \plus{} b? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 6<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 7<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 8<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 9<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 10 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 6\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 7\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 8\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 9\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 10