In arithmetic progression common ratio are equal tolog(3x−2)−log3=log(3x+4)−log(3x−2)=log(3x−2)log3=log(3x+4)log(3x−2)(∴loga−logb=logab)=log3xlog2log3=xlog3log4log2xlog3=xlog3log2log3=xlog3log4log2xlog2=xlog2=log4log2⇒x=log4log2log2⇒x=log8⇒x=log23
log(49×517)=log(49)+log(517)=log(22)9+log(517)=log(218)+log(517)=18log2+17log5=18log2+17(log10−log2)=18log2+17log10−17log2=log2+17log10=0.3010+17×1=17.3010∴characteristic=17,Hence, the number of digits in (49×517)=18