Sunday, September 8, 2013

Solve for x: x^(lg^3 x-5*lgx)-0.0001=0

We'll shift 0.0001 to the right
side:


x^(lg^3 x-5*lgx) =
0.0001


We'll take decimal logarithms both
sides:


lg [x^((lg x)^3-5*lgx)] = lg
0.0001


We'll use the power property of
logarithms:


((lg x)^3 -5*lgx)*lg x = lg
10^(-4)


We'll remove the
brackets:


(lg x)^4 - 5*(lg x)^2 =
-4


(lg x)^4 - 5*(lg x)^2 + 4 =
0


We'll replace (lg x)^2 by
t:


t^2 - 5t + 4 = 0


t1 = 4 and
t2 = 1


(lg x)^2 = t1 <=> (lg x)^2=4 =>
lg x = 2 or lg x = -2


lg x = 2 => x = 10^2 =>
x = 100


lg x = -2 => x = 10^(-2) = 1/100 =
0.01


(lg x)^2 = t2 <=> (lg x)^2=1 =>
lg x = 1 or lg x = -1


lg x = 1 => x =
10


lg x = -1 => x = 10^(-1) => x = 1/10
=> x = 0.1


The solutions of the
equation are: {0.01 , 0.1 , 10 , 100}.

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