document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=444742>Question 444742</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the approximate value of x in the following equation: 2 log x = log 8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #306500 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=306500\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The original equation is equivalent to\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28x%5E2%29+=+log8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28x%5E2%29+=+log8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, because the log function is 1-to-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+sqrt%288%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+sqrt%288%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, approximately equal to 2.8284, to 4 decimal places.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Do NOT accept the negative solution, because it won't satisfy the original equation.) </SPAN>\n" );
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