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2018 WAEC Further Mathematics Theory Given that \(\log_{3} x - 3\log_{x} 3 + 2 = 0\), find the values of...

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WAEC 2018

Given that \(\log_{3} x - 3\log_{x} 3 + 2 = 0\), find the values of x.

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Explanation

\(\log_{3} x - 3\log_{x} 3 + 2 = 0\)

\(\log_{3} x - 3\log_{x} 3 + 2 = 0\)

Let \(\log_{3} x = a\), then \(\log_{x} 3 = \frac{1}{a}\).

\(a - \frac{3}{a} + 2 = 0\)

\(a^{2} + 2a - 3 = 0\)

\(a^{2} - a + 3a - 3 = 0\)

\(a(a - 1) + 3(a - 1) = 0\)

\((a - 1)(a + 3) = 0\)

\(\text{a = 1 or -3}\)

\(\log_{3} x = 1 \implies x = 3^{1} = 3\)

\(\log_{3} x = -3 \implies x = 3^{-3} = \frac{1}{27}\)


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