SOLUTION: What is log of 4 2 + log of 4 x=log of 4 26?

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Question 248310: What is log of 4 2 + log of 4 x=log of 4 26?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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I presume you mean:



Which, if properly said in normal language would have been "log to the base 4 of 2 plus ...and so on.

The sum of the logs is the log of the product, which is to say:



Or for your problem:



Therefore:



If equal base logs are equal, then their arguments must be equal, which is to say:



Therefore:



You can take it from there.

John