Let π be a permutation of the numbers from 2 through 2012. Find the largest possible value of log2π(2)⋅log3π(3)⋯log2012π(2012).
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Solution
Note that i=2∏2012logiπ(i)=i=2∏2012logilogπ(i)=∏i=22012logi∏i=22012logπ(i)=1 where the last equality holds since π is a permutation of the numbers 2 through 2012.
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