Can someone please solve this logarithmic equation step by step?
I will assume that the two means "base two."
log2 x = 3-log2 2x
3 is equal to 3*log2 2 because the twos cancel out to make one. With logarithmic laws, we get:
log2 x =log2 2^3 - log2 2x
log2 x =log2 8 - log2 2x
With logarithmic laws, two logs with the same base subtracted equals a division problem:
log2 x = log2 8/2x
Same base, so what's inside is equal
x = 8/2x
2x^2 = 8
x^2 = 4
x = 2
thats right
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I will assume that the two means "base two."
log2 x = 3-log2 2x
3 is equal to 3*log2 2 because the twos cancel out to make one. With logarithmic laws, we get:
log2 x =log2 2^3 - log2 2x
log2 x =log2 8 - log2 2x
With logarithmic laws, two logs with the same base subtracted equals a division problem:
log2 x = log2 8/2x
Same base, so what's inside is equal
x = 8/2x
2x^2 = 8
x^2 = 4
x = 2
x = 2
thats right