SOLUTION: log₃ 6 + log₃ (3x + 1) = 21

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Question 956322: log₃ 6 + log₃ (3x + 1) = 21
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log3(6) + log3(3x+1) = 21

log3(6) + log(3x+1) is the same as log3(6 * (3x+1)) which is the same as:

log3(18x + 6)

your equation becomes log3(18x+6) = 21

this is true if and only if 3^21 = 18x + 6

subtract 6 from both sides of this equation to get:

3^21 - 6 = 18x

divide both sides of this equation by 18 to get:

(3^21 - 6) / 18 = x

solve for x to get x = 581130733.2

that's your solution.

replace x with 581130733.2 in the original equation to get:

log3(6) + log3(3*581130733.2+1) = 21

simplify to get:

log3(6) + log3(1743392201) = 21

convert log base 3 to log base 10 using the conversion formula of log3(a) = log10(a)/log10(3) which can also be shown as log(a)/log(3).

your equation becomes:

log(6)/log(3) + log(1743392201)/log(3) = 21

use your calculator log function to evaluate this equation to get:

21 = 21

this conforms your solution is correct.


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