Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 3 - Review Exercises - Page 513: 75

Answer

Solution set = $\displaystyle \{\frac{e^{3}}{2}\}$.

Work Step by Step

$3+4\ln(2x)=15$ Logarithms are defined only for positive arguments, so any solution must satisfy $2x \gt 0\Rightarrow\qquad x \gt 0\qquad(*)$ subtract 3 from both sides $ 4\ln(2x)=12\qquad $... divide with 4 $\ln(2x)=3$ Write the RHS as $\ln($....$)$ using the basic property $\log_{b}b^{x}=x $ $\ln(2x)=\ln e^{3} $ logarithmic functions are one-to-one; if $\log_{b}M=\log_{b}N $, then M=N $ 2x=e^{3}\qquad $... divide with $2$ $ x=\displaystyle \frac{e^{3}}{2}\approx 10.04$ which satisfies the condition (*), and is a valid solution. Solution set = $\displaystyle \{\frac{e^{3}}{2}\}$.
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