SOLUTION: Can someone solve this, 3logx=1/2log256-log2

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Question 299542: Can someone solve this, 3logx=1/2log256-log2
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Can someone solve this, 3logx=1/2log256-log2
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I suppose you want to solve for x?
%281%2F2%29log%28256%29+=+log%28sqrt%28256%29%29+=+log%2816%29
3log%28x%29+=+log%28x%5E3%29
--> log%28x%5E3%29+=+log%2816%29+-+log%282%29+=+log%288%29
x%5E3+=+8
x = 2 (principal value)