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OpenStudy (anonymous):
log2(9)+log2(x+3)=3
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
welcome back :)
OpenStudy (callisto):
\[\log_{2} 9 +\log_{2} (x+3) =3\]\[\log_{2} [9 (x+3)] =3\]\[\log_{2} [9 (x+3)] =\log_{2} 2^3\]
I think you can do it from here?
OpenStudy (callisto):
Note that \[\log_{2}2 =1 ;\]\[\log_{2} 2^3 =3 \log_{2} 2 = 3\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
from where did we got the second 2?
OpenStudy (callisto):
Nah...? Wait is my first step correct? I mean is that your question
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OpenStudy (callisto):
*wait!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
k :)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
that was the log 2
OpenStudy (callisto):
is that your question:
\[\log_{2}9 +\log_{2}(x+3) = 3\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes
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OpenStudy (callisto):
Consider the right side (RS) first
RS = 3 = 3log2 / log2 <- agree?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
log2(9)+log2(X+3)=3
=>9(X+3)=2^3
=>9X+27=8
=>9X=-19
=>X=-19/9
for log to be defined
X>-3
here -19/9>-3 hence this has X=-19/9 root....
OpenStudy (anonymous):
do mean 3 numbers?
OpenStudy (callisto):
3 is the number on the right of the equation
We are now considering the right side only
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so, do we add log2 or take off log2
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
on the right side
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I like to do logarithms like this. \[\log_{2}(9) + \log_{2} (x+3) = 3\]\[\log_{2}(9x+27) = 3\]\[2^{3} = 9x + 27\]\[x = 19/9\]
OpenStudy (callisto):
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