lo g 2 x + lo g 4 x = 3
What real value of x satisfies the equation above?
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Nice way of thinking (+1)
Can you please explain why log4 (x)=0.5log2 (x)
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\log 4 (x) =\frac{1}{\log x (4)} =\frac{1}{2 \log x (2)} =0.5 \log 2 (x)
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You mean: lo g 4 x = lo g x 4 1 = 2 lo g x 2 1 = 2 1 lo g 2 x ?
What is it exactly that log does?
l o g 2 4 1 = 2 1
lo g 4 x + lo g 2 x = 3
lo g 4 x = 3 − lo g 2 x
⇒ x = 4 3 − lo g 2 x
x = 4 lo g 2 x 4 3
x = 2 2 ⋅ lo g 2 x 4 3
x = 2 lo g 2 x 2 4 3
x = x 2 4 3
x 3 = 4 3
x = 4
⇒ lo g 2 4 + lo g 4 4 = 3
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l o g 2 x + l o g 4 x = 3
If we change base 4 to base 2 (by using the change-of-base formula), we get
l o g 2 x + l o g 2 4 l o g 2 x = 3
Multiply both sides by two, and you then have
l o g 2 x = 2 ⇔ x = 4
ln x = 3 *(ln 3 * ln 4) / (ln 3 + ln 4), x = 4
Rewrite as: log x / log 2 + log x / log 4 = 3
Multiply both sides by log 2 * log 4
log 4 * log x + log 2 * log x = 3 * log 2 * log 4
Factor
log x ( log 2 + log 4) = 3 * log 2 * log 4
Divide by the sum
log x = (3 * log 2 * log 4 ) / (log 2 + log 4)
By the rules of logs 3*log 2 = log 2^3 = log 8
AND log 2 + log 4 = log (2*4) = log 8
which leaves log 8 * log 4 / log 8 = log 4
log x = log 4 ==> x = 4
Logs, 4 word, 4 = answer :)
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lo g 2 x + lo g 4 x = 3 lo g 4 x = 2 1 lo g 2 x lo g 2 x + 2 1 lo g 2 x = 3 2 3 lo g 2 x = 3 lo g 2 x = 2 x = 4