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Algebra Level 2

Find the sum of all solutions to the equation

( log 2 x ) 2 6 log 2 x + 8 = log 2 1. (\log_2 x)^2 - 6 \cdot \log_2 x + 8 = \log_2 1.


The answer is 20.

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2 solutions

Rohit Udaiwal
Nov 8, 2015

First note that log 2 1 = 0 \log_{2}{1}=0 .Now let log 2 x \log_{2}{x} be a a .The equation becomes: a 2 6 a + 8 = 0 a 2 2 a 4 a + 8 = 0 ( a 2 ) ( a 4 ) = 0 a = 2 , 4 log 2 x = 2 , 4 x = 4 , 16 a^{2}-6a+8=0 \\ \implies a^2-2a-4a+8=0\\ \implies (a-2)(a-4)=0 \\ \implies a=2,4 \\ \implies \log_{2}{x}=2,4\\ \therefore x=4,16

Akshat Sharda
Nov 8, 2015

( log 2 x ) 2 6 log 2 x + 8 = log 2 1 log 2 x = m m 2 6 m + 8 = 0 ( m 2 ) x = 4 ( m 4 ) x = 16 Sum of values of x = 20 = 0 (\log_2 x)^2 - 6 \cdot \log_2 x + 8 = \log_2 1 \\ \log_2 x=m\Rightarrow m^2-6m+8=0 \\ \underbrace{\underbrace{(m-2)}_{x=4}\underbrace{(m-4)}_{x=16}}_{\text{Sum of values of }x=\boxed{20}}=0

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