How do you solve the equation 1/3logx=log8?

1 Answer
Dec 3, 2016

x=512

Explanation:

Using the color(blue)"laws of logarithms"

color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(logx^nhArrnlogx)color(white)(2/2)|)))

rArr1/3logx=logx^(1/3)

rArrlogx^(1/3)=log8

color(orange)"Reminder " color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(logx=logyrArrx=y)color(white)(2/2)|)))

rArrx^(1/3)=8

color(blue)"cubing both sides"

rArrx=8^3=512