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1975 AHSME Problem 19

Which positive numbers x satisfy the equation (\log_3x)(\log_x5)=\log_35?

\begin{array}{l} \textbf{(A)}\ 3 \text{ and } 5 \text{ only} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 3, 5, \text{ and } 15 \text{ only} \qquad \\ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{only numbers of the form } 5^n \cdot 3^m, \text{ where } n \text{ and } m \text{ are positive integers} \qquad \\ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{all positive } x \neq 1 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these} \end{array}


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