lo g 2 x + lo g 2 ( x ) + lo g 2 ( x ) + lo g 2 ( x ) + … = 4
What is the positive value of x that satisfies the equation above?
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thank you sir. You're right. One term has been left by mistake. I am making it done. Nice solution.. @brian charlesworth
Following logarithmic laws: Log(x)^k = klog(x) .You are using a square root on each term which. This means that each term goes up to the power of a half from the last one so log2(x) + log2(x)^1/2 ....=4 so using the sum to infinity equation: Sn= a(1-r^n)/ 1-r where a = the first term (log2(x)) and r= 1/2 then it becomes 2= log2(x) and then 2^2 =x which is 4!
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Assuming that there should also be the term lo g 2 ( x ) after lo g 2 ( x ) then the equation becomes
lo g 2 ( x ) + lo g 2 ( x 2 1 ) + lo g 2 ( x 4 1 ) + lo g 2 ( x 8 1 ) + . . . . . . = 4
⟹ ( 1 + 2 1 + 4 1 + 8 1 + . . . . . . . ) ∗ lo g 2 ( x ) = 4
⟹ 2 ∗ lo g 2 ( x ) = 4 ⟹ lo g 2 ( x ) = 2 ⟹ x = 2 2 = 4 .
@Sandeep Bhardwaj Nice question, but I think you have omitted a term in the equation; please see my note above.