Find all real numbers x that solve the equation log2(10x)+log4(100x)+log8(1000x)−2log64x=9. Write the result as a reduced fraction.
Solution
Rewrite the equation as 9=log2(10x)+log4(100x)+log8(1000x)−2log64x=log2(10x)+log4log(100x)+log8log(1000x)−log642logx=log2(10x)+2log2log(100x)+3log2log(1000x)−6log22logx=log2(10x)+21log2(100x)+31log2(1000x)−31log2x=log2(10x)+log2(100x)+log2(31000x)−log23x=log2(3x10x⋅100x⋅31000x)=log2(10003x3). It follows that 10003x3=29 or x=(10329)32=2516.
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