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Algebra Level 4

Find the sum of all real values of x x satisfying the following equation.

log x 2 6 x + 8 ( log 2 x 2 2 x 8 ( x 2 + 5 x ) ) = 0 \large{\log_{x^2-6x+8}\left(\log_{2x^2-2x-8}\left(x^2+5x \right)\right)=0}


The answer is 8.00.

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Chew-Seong Cheong
Dec 27, 2015

For log x 2 6 x + 8 ( log 2 x 2 2 x 8 ( x 2 + 5 x ) ) = 0 log 2 x 2 2 x 8 ( x 2 + 5 x ) = 1 2 x 2 2 x 8 = x 2 + 5 x x 2 7 x 8 = 0 ( x + 1 ) ( x 8 ) = 0 \begin{aligned} \text{For} \quad \log_{x^2-6x+8} \left( \color{#3D99F6}{\log_{2x^2-2x-8}\left(x^2+5x \right)} \right) & = 0 \\ \Rightarrow \color{#3D99F6}{\log_{2x^2-2x-8}\left(x^2+5x \right)} & = 1 \\ \Rightarrow 2x^2-2x-8 & = x^2+5x \\ x^2 - 7x -8 & = 0 \\ (x+1)(x-8) & = 0 \end{aligned}

x = { 1 but 2 x 2 2 x 8 = 4 and log 4 is not real; rejected. 8 and 2 x 2 2 x 8 = 104 and x 2 6 x + 8 = 24 ; accepted. \begin{aligned} \Rightarrow x & = \begin{cases} \color{#D61F06}{-1} & \text{but }2x^2-2x-8 = -4 \text{ and } \log_{-4} \text{ is not real; } \color{#D61F06} {\text{rejected.}} \\ \color{#3D99F6}{8} & \text{and }2x^2-2x-8 = 104 \text{ and } x^2-6x+8=24; \color{#3D99F6} {\text{ accepted.}} \end{cases} \end{aligned}

Therefore, the answer is 8 \boxed{8} .

Great solution! I up-voted, but log 4 x , x C \log_{-4} x, \; x \in \mathbb{C} (remember that R C \mathbb{R} \subset \mathbb{C} ) is defined, but it's a complex solution and the question asks for real solutions so either way you were correct to reject it.

Great solution!

Jason Simmons - 5 years, 5 months ago

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Thanks. You are right. It is only not real but defined. I have changed the solution.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 5 years, 5 months ago

I forgot to check and answered 7

Mardokay Mosazghi - 5 years, 5 months ago

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It always pay to check.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 5 years, 5 months ago

same here :(

Rohit Udaiwal - 5 years, 5 months ago

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