SOLUTION: Solve and leave answer in interval notation. (1/4)^3x<6^x-2

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Question 978245: Solve and leave answer in interval notation. (1/4)^3x<6^x-2
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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%281%2F4%29%5E%283x%29%22%22%3C%22%226%5E%28x-2%29


Take logs of both sides:


log%28%281%2F4%29%5E%283x%29%29%22%22%3C%22%22log%28%286%5E%28x-2%29%29%29


3x%2Alog%28%281%2F4%29%29%29%22%22%3C%22%22%28x-2%29%2Alog%28%286%29%29%29


Let log%28%281%2F4%29%29=A and log%28%286%29%29=B


3x%2AA%22%22%3C%22%22%28x-2%29%2AB


3Ax%22%22%3C%22%22B%28x-2%29


3Ax%22%22%3C%22%22Bx-2B


3Ax-Bx%22%22%3C%22%22-2B


x%283A-B%29%22%22%3C%22%22-2B

Now we will divide through by (3A-B), but first we must calculate 
3A-B to find out whether we are dividing by a positive or a negative
so that we will know whether or not we must flip the inequality
symbol from < to > or leave it as it is.

3A-B=3log%28%281%2F4%29%29-log%28%286%29%29=B = -2.584331224 which is negative
so we must flip the inequality symbol:


x%22%22%3E%22%22%28-2B%29%2F%283A-B%29


Substitute A=log%28%281%2F4%29%29 and B=log%28%286%29%29


x%22%22%3E%22%22%28-2log%28%286%29%29%29%2F%283log%28%281%2F4%29%29-log%28%286%29%29%29


x%22%22%3E%22%220.6022070569


%28matrix%281%2C3%2C0.6022070569%2C%22%2C%22%2Cinfinity%29%29


Edwin