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helpless06
Nov 9, 2007, 09:37 AM
Solve the Equation:

(log[base2]({2^2x}+1)-x)(3log[base8]({2^-2x}+1)+x-2)=15

I know that I want to multiple the left hand side to get the form
log[base something](equation)=15
so that [base something]^15=equation but I do not know how to multiple the equation with the different bases.

Help...

asterisk_man
Nov 9, 2007, 11:28 AM
(log[base2]({2^2x}+1)-x)(3log[base8]({2^-2x}+1)+x-2)=15
just to restate the problem:

\left(\log_2\left(2^{2x}+1\right)-x\right)\left(3\log_8\left(2^{-2x}+1\right)+x-2\right)=15

I am pretty sure that this won't be trivial to solve.
Your question: what is \log_a x*\log_b y? This doesn't really reduce into something else.

I'll look at this problem a bit more but I suspect that it isn't really solvable algebraically.

asterisk_man
Nov 9, 2007, 11:50 AM
maybe try to look at the property:
\log_ab=\frac {\log_cb} {\log_ca}
so:
\log_8x=\frac {\log_2x} {\log_28}=\frac {\log_2x} 3

it seems to me that we might be able to go somewhere with that. The 3 that pops out looks awfully suspicious :)

asterisk_man
Nov 9, 2007, 12:06 PM
is this the whole problem or is this part of a larger problem? It doesn't seem like the equation you've given is solvable.

helpless06
Nov 9, 2007, 12:23 PM
This is the whole problem.

galactus
Nov 10, 2007, 06:28 AM
I would use tech to solve this monster.

I ran it through my TI and got x=2.56920814769...