How do you solve (logx)2+log(x3)+2=0?

1 Answer
Feb 14, 2016

(logx)2+log(x3)+2=0

log(a^b)=blog(a)

(logx)2+3log(x)+2=0

This is one expresssion of the type ay^2 +by +c=0

Now we solve the second degree equation:

log(x)=3±32422

log(x)=3±12

log(x)=22orlog(x)=42

log(x)=1orlog(x)=2

x=e1orx=e2