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Solve for x: 5log x + 3log x = 3log x + 1 - 5log x - 1.

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Answer

Given,

5log x + 3log x = 3log x + 1 - 5log x - 1

⇒ 5log x + 3log x = 3log x.31 - 5log x.5-1

⇒ 5log x + 5log x.5-1 = 3log x.31 - 3log x

⇒ 5log x(1 + 5-1) = 3log x(3 - 1)

⇒ 5log x(1+15)\Big(1 + \dfrac{1}{5}\Big) = 2.3log x

⇒ 5log x.65\dfrac{6}{5} = 2.3log x

5log x3log x=5×26(53)log x=53log x=1log x=log 10x=10.\Rightarrow \dfrac{5^{\text{log } x}}{3^{\text{log } x}} = \dfrac{5 \times 2}{6} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(\dfrac{5}{3}\Big)^{\text{log } x} = \dfrac{5}{3} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \text{log } x = 1 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \text{log } x = \text{log } 10 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = 10.

Hence, x = 10.

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