27 May 2014 Section 7.

6 Pages 515-527
Solving Exponential and Logarit!ic "#nctions
Solve the Equation 2
4x + 2
= 8
x + 2
for x.
2
4x + 2
= 8
x + 2
log2
4x+2
=log 8
x+2
log2
4x+2
=log 8
x+2
(4x+2)log 2=( x+2) log8
4x+2=
log 8
log 2
(x+2)
4x+2=3( x+2)
4x+2=3x+6
x=4
Take the log (or log
10
of !oth "i#e".
$a"e# on logarith%i& rule"' the ex(onent
)ill #ro( #o)n in front of the log.
*ivi#e !oth "i#e" !+ log 2.
log 8
log2
= 3 ... &he&k it in +our &al&ulator.
Solve for x.
Solve
log
6
(x+,)+log
6
x=2
for x.
log
6
(x+,)+log
6
x=2
log
6
[(x+,)( x)]=2
log
6
( x
2
+,x)=2
6
log
6
(x
2
+,x)
=6
2
x
2
+,x=36
x
2
+,x36=0
(x12)(x +3)=0
x=12'3
-"e the .ro(ertie" of /ogarith%" to
&on#en"e
log
6
(x+,)+log
6
x
.
Ex(onentiate !oth "i#e" (06 to the0 !oth
"i#e" in or#er to get ri# of the log
6
.
Solve the qua#rati& !+ fa&toring.
$ote1 2ou al)a+" nee# to &he&k all "olution" in the original equation u"ing +our
&al&ulator. So%eti%e" 3 even )hen +ou #o all of the "te(" &orre&tl+ 3 +our an")er "till
#oe"n4t )ork. 5 "olution that #oe"n4t )ork' !ut that )a" arrive# at u"ing &orre&t "te(" i"
&alle# an extraneous solution. 6f' )hen +ou te"t a "olution' it fail"' #o not &ount that
"olution in +our final an")er.
78or exa%(le' the "olution of ln (3x + 9 = ln (x 3 1 i" x = 34' !ut that "olution #oe" not
%ake "en"e in the original equation.: