Find the minimum value of 2log10x−logx1001for x>1.
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We can write 2log10x−logx1001=2log10x+logx100=2log10x+logx102=2log10x+2logx10=2(log10x+logx10)=2(log10x+log10x1).By AM-GM, log10x+log10x1≥2,so 2(log10x+log10x1)≥4.
Equality occurs when x=10, so the minimum value is 4.