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Solving equations of the form
log(some-expression-with-a-variable) = another-expression
is usually done by rewriting the equaiton in exponential form. To rewrite logarithmic equations in logarithmic form we need to remember that is equivalent to
Since your equation has a logarithm within a logarithm, we will have to do this twice. Rewriting the outer logarithm in exponential form we get:
Since and , the right side simplifies to:
Now we will rewrite the remaining logarithm in exponential form:
This may be an acceptable form for the answer. But it can be simplified a little. First we can "reduce" the exponent using a bit of cleverness and a good understanding of fractional exponents:
Factor the exponent:
Use the property to rewrite the abvoe as a power of a power:
Since and , we can replace with 2. (This is why we factored 1/2 out of the exponent.)
This is a simplified form of the answer. With a fractional exponent, we could write this in radical form:
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