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Prove that:

Log₂4^x = 2x

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


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Original post by nemanuel96
Prove that:

Log₂4^x = 2x

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


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write 4 as 2?...
Original post by nemanuel96
Prove that:

Log₂4^x = 2x

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


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Use log laws log a^b = b log a


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Original post by nemanuel96
Prove that:

Log₂4^x = 2x

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


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Use your log laws

Log2(4^X)
= (X)Log2(4)
= (X)Log2(2) + (X)Log2(2)
= (X)1 + (X)1
= 2X



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Original post by nemanuel96
Prove that:

Log₂4^x = 2x

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


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Log₂4^x can also be written as
xLog₂4. Then using a rule of logs you can say that b=a^c. 4 = 2^c. c=2. So Log₂4 = 2 but you have to multiply it by x so 2x as required.




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