SOLUTION: 2 divided by log8a-4 divided by log2a=1 divided by log4a

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Question 615297: 2 divided by log8a-4 divided by log2a=1 divided by log4a
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm guessing that the reason no one has responded to this is that it is nearly impossible to tell what ...
  • the bases and arguments of the various logarithms are.
  • the structure of the left side of the equation is. Is is (2/log)/log or 2/(log/log).
Tutors are unlikely to help if they cannot figure out what the problem actually is.

To make your problem clear:
  • Use parentheses freely like I did to make the structure of fractions/divisions clear. This includes using parentheses around multiple-term numerators and denominators.
  • As for the logarithms, I think the best thing is for you to learn the syntax used by tutors on algebra.com to get logarithms to display properly. Click on the "Show source" link on this page to see what I typed to get:
    Base 10 logs: log%28%283x-4%29%29
    Base e logs: ln%28x%5E3-7x%2B5%29
    Other base logarithms: log%284%2C+%28a%29%29, log%288%2C+%28a-4%29%29, etc.
    From this you should be able to figure out how to enter your own logarithms.