2 questions asked across 2 exam years, newest first
Let a0,a1,…,a23 be real numbers such that (1+52x)23=i=0∑23aixi for every real number x. Let ar be the largest among the numbers aj for 0≤j≤23. Then the value of r is ____.
Answer: 6
Let a=32 and b=51/661. If x,y∈R are such that 3x+2y=loga(18)45and 2x−y=logb(1080), then 4x+5y is equal to _____.
Answer: 8