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Peace
Lv 5
Peace asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 5 years ago

logarithm question?

(log_BASE 2⁡(6) MINUS/SUBTRACT (log_BASE 4⁡(9)

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  • 5 years ago

    If log4 (9) = x, then 4^x = 9, right? That's (2^2)^x = 9, or 2 ^ (2x) = 9

    Now do log base 2 of both sides

    2x log2 (2) = log2 (9)

    Log2 2 = 1 so you have 2x = log2 (9), or x = log2 (9) / 2

    Sub that back for log4 (9)

    log2 (6) - log2 (9) / 2

    = log2 (6) - 1/2 log2 (9)

    = log2 (6 ÷ √9)

    = log2 (6÷3)

    = log2 2

    = 1

  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    a = log_2 (6) then 2^a = 6

    a = log 6/log 2

    b = lob_4 (9) the (2^2)^b = 9

    b = log 9/[2log 2]

    a-b = [2log 6-log 9]/[2log 2]

    = log (36/9)/log 4

    = 1

  • 5 years ago

    log2(6) - log4(9)

    = (log2(2) + log2(3)) - log2(9)/log2(4)

    = 1 + log2(3) - 2log2(3)/(2log2(2))

    = 1 + log2(3) - log2(3)

    = 1

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