document.write( "Question 410928: I am having trouble with the following problem:\r
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document.write( "x > 10*log(x)\r\n" );
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document.write( "The left side is the function defined by y = x, the red line graphed below\r\n" );
document.write( "The right side is the function defined by y = 10*log(x), the green curve\r\n" );
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document.write( "Your problem requires finding the values of x for which the red line\r\n" );
document.write( "is above the green curve. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can observe from the graph that the two appear to cross at (10,10)\r\n" );
document.write( "and when we check we find that is the case, because\r\n" );
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document.write( "10 = 10*log(10)\r\n" );
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document.write( "So your inequality is true whenever x > 10\r\n" );
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document.write( "However it is also true when 0 < x < 1.3712886.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There is no algebraic way of getting that value.  It must be\r\n" );
document.write( "obtained with a graphing calculator.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solution (0,1.3712886) U (10,\"infinity\"}}}\r\n" );
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