Sunday, March 2, 2014

Solve log(x)2 . log(2x)4 > 1 for x where log(a)b denotes log of b to the base a.

We'll use the formula that is interchanging the base and
argument.


log(a) b = 1/log(b)
a


According to this formula, we'll
have:


log(2x)4 = 1/log(4) 2x


We'll
apply the product rule of logarithms:


1/log(4) 2x =1/[log(4) 2 +
log(4) x]


1/log(4) 2x =1/[1/log(2) 4 + 1/log(x)
4]


1/log(4) 2x =1/[1/2log(2) 2 + 1/2log(x)
2]


1/log(4) 2x =1/[1/2 + 1/2log(x)
2]


1/log(4) 2x =2log(x) 2/[log(x) 2 +
1]


But 1/log(4) 2x > 1 => 2log(x) 2/[log(x) 2 + 1]
> 1


2log(x) 2/[log(x) 2 + 1] - 1 >
0


[2log(x) 2 - log(x) 2 - 1]/[log(x) 2 + 1] - 1 >
0


[log(x) 2 - 1]/[log(x) 2 + 1] - 1 >
0


The fraction is positive if both, numerator and denominator are
positive.


log(x) 2 - 1 >
0


log(x) 2 > 1


2 >
x


log(x) 2 + 1 > 0


log(x) 2
> -1


2 > 1/x


2x >
1


x > 1/2


The
values of x for log(2x)4 > 1 belong to the intervals (1/2 ;
2).

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