Monday, May 25, 2015

Find all real solutions to the logarithmic equation ln (x) + ln (2) = 0?

First, we'll impose the constraint of existence of
ln(x):


x > 0


Since the
logarithms from the equation have matching bases, we'll apply the product property of
logarithms and we'll transform the sum of logarithms into a
product.


ln (x) + ln (2) = ln
(2x)


But ln (x) + ln (2) = 0 => ln (2x) =
0


We'll take antilogarithm and we'll
have:


2x = `e^0`


2x =
1


x =
`1/2`


Since the value of x is positive, then
we'll accept it as solution of the given equation: x = `1/2`
.

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