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Algebra Level 4

Product of the Roots of the Equation.


The answer is 0.001.

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Akshat Rahurkar
Jan 13, 2015

can you simplify for me last 2 lines? where x1 and x2 came from? as there is only x . and log10(x1 x2)=-3 how did that come? plz rply me!

Nadir Nizamani - 6 years, 3 months ago
Aareyan Manzoor
Jan 23, 2015

first, multiply bot sides with x 3 x^3 x l o g 10 ( x ) + 3 = 1 0 4 x^{log_{10}(x) +3}=10^4 take log in base x in both sides l o g 10 ( x ) + 3 = l o g x ( 1 0 4 ) log_{10}(x)+3=log_x (10^4) now, change the base of log l o g x ( 1 0 4 ) = l o g 10 ( 1 0 4 ) l o g 10 ( x ) = 4 l o g 10 ( x ) log_x (10^4)= \dfrac{log_{10}(10^4)}{log_{10} (x)}=\dfrac{4}{log_{10} (x)} puting the value in the original equation, we get, l o g 10 ( x ) + 3 = 4 l o g 10 ( x ) log_{10}(x)+3=\dfrac{4}{log_{10}(x)} let l o g 10 ( x ) = z log_{10}(x)=z z + 3 = 4 z z 2 + 3 z 4 = 0 z = 1 , 3 z+3=\dfrac{4}{z}\longrightarrow z ^2+3z-4=0\longrightarrow z=1,3 since l o g 10 ( x ) = z log_{10}(x)=z l o g 10 ( x ) = 1 , 3 x = 10 , 30 log_{10}(x)=1,3\longrightarrow x= \boxed{10,30}

  • Lets take log to the base 10 on both sides of the equation. The result will be:
    [ l o g ( x ) ] 2 = 3 l o g ( x ) + 4 [log(x)]^{2} = -3log(x) + 4 . [ l o g ( x ) ] 2 + 3 l o g ( x ) 4 = 0 [log(x)]^{2} + 3log(x) - 4 = 0 .
  • Now, lets assume l o g ( x ) = Y log(x) = Y .
  • As you see, we have a second degree equation Y 2 + 3 Y 4 = 0 Y^{2} + 3Y - 4 = 0 .
  • Solving with Bhaskara's, we have:

  • Replacing terms, we find {Y¹ = 1 and {Y² = -4 .

  • Afterwards, we have {log(x) = 1 => x = 10^{1} and {log(x) = -4 => x = 10^{-4} .

  • Multipling and , we have the product of the roots of the equation is 1 0 1 × 1 0 4 = 1 0 3 = 0.001 10^{1}\times10^{-4} = 10^{-3} = 0.001 .

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