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#1 2006-12-13 12:27:31

Kiran
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Registered: 2006-11-15
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solve for x

log(2x + 1) = 3log2 - log4

i did

log2x + log1 = 3log2 - log4
log2x + log1 = 0.301029995
subtract log1 from both sides
log2x = 0.30102995
divide by log2
x = 1


correct?


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#2 2006-12-13 12:38:56

Zhylliolom
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Registered: 2005-09-05
Posts: 412

Re: solve for x

log(2x + 1) ≠ log 2x + log 1.

You can simplify the right hand side using the following rules of logarithms:

b log a = log a[sup]b[/sup].
log a - log b = log(a/b).

Then when you have an expression on the right hand side that is in terms of a single logarithm, you can cancel out the logarithms:

log a = log b  =>  a = b.

So you will end up with 2x + 1 = something. I will leave it up to you to work out the details! Good luck.

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#3 2006-12-17 11:38:53

basmah
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Registered: 2006-10-02
Posts: 18

Re: solve for x

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