Wednesday, September 17, 2014

What is the solution of equation log4 (x+1)+log3 (x+4)=1?

To use the product property to the left side, we'll have
to create matching bases;


log 4 (x+4) = log 3 (x+4)/log 3 4
=> log 3 (x+4) = (log 3 4)*(log 4 (x+4))


The
equation will become:


log4 (x+1)+(log 3 4)*(log 4 (x+4)) =
log 4 4


(log 3 4)*(log 4 (x+4)) = log 4 4 - log4
(x+1)


(log 3 4)*(log 4 (x+4)) = log 4
[4/(x+1)]


(ln 4/ln 3)*(log 4 (x+4)) = log 4
[4/(x+1)]


(ln 4/ln3) `~=`


log
4 (x+4)^1.263 = log 4 [4/(x+1)]


Since the bases are
matching, we'll use one to one property:


(x+4)^1.263 =
[4/(x+1)]


(x+1)*(x+4)^1.263 =
4


The factors could be:


x+ 1
=1


x = 0 => (x+4)^1.263 = 4
impossible


x+1 = -1


x = -2
=> (-2+4)^1.263 = -4 impossible


x + 1 =
2


x = 1 => (1+4)^1.263 = 2
impossible


x + 1 = -2


x = -3
=> (-3+4)^1.263 = -2 impossible


x + 1 = 4 =>
(3+4)^1.263 = 1 impossible


x =
3


x + 1=-4


x = -5 =>
(-5+4)^1.263 = -1  => x = -5


We'll
accept as solution of equation x = -5

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