Wednesday, June 25, 2014

What is the solution of the equation log15 [1/(3^x + x - 5)]=x*(log15 5 - 1) ?

We'll re-write the left term of the
equation:


 log15 [1/(3^x + x - 5)] =  log15 [(3^x + x -
5)^-1]


We'll apply the power rule of
logarithms:


log15 [(3^x + x - 5)^-1] = -log15 (3^x + x -
5)


We'll remove the brackets from the right
side:


x*(log15 5 - 1) = xlog15 5 -
x


x*(log15 5 - 1) = log15 (5^x) - x*log15
15


x*(log15 5 - 1) = log15 (5^x) - log15
15^x


Since the bases are matching, we'll apply the quotient
rule:


log15 (5^x) - log15 15^x = log15
(5^x/15^x)


log15 (5^x/15^x) = log15
(5^x/5^x*3^x)


We'll simplify and we'll
get;


log15 (5^x/5^x*3^x) = log15
(1/3^x)


log15 (1/3^x) =-log15
3^x


We'll re-write the
equation:


 -log15 (3^x + x - 5) = -log15
3^x


We'll add log15 3^x:


log15
3^x -log15 (3^x + x - 5) = 0


Since the bases are matching,
we'll apply the quotient rule:


log15[3^x/(3^x + x - 5)] =
0


[3^x/(3^x + x - 5)] =
15^0


[3^x/(3^x + x - 5)] =
1


3^x = 3^x + x - 5


We'll
eliminate like terms:


0 = x -
5


x = 5


The
solution of the equation is x = 5.

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