College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.6 - Logarithmic and Exponential Equations - 6.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page 465: 40

Answer

$\{e,e^{4}\}$

Work Step by Step

For the equation to be defined, it must be true that (*)$\left\{\begin{array}{ll} x \gt 0 & \\ \ln x \geq 0 & \Rightarrow x \geq 1 \end{array}\right..\quad $Thus, $x \geq 1$ ... Substituting $t=\sqrt{\ln x}$ , ($ t \geq 0$ ), we have $t^{2}-3t+2=0$ $t=\displaystyle \frac{3\pm\sqrt{9-4(1)(2)}}{2}$ $t=\displaystyle \frac{3\pm 1}{2}$ $\left[\begin{array}{lll} t=2 & or & t=1\\ \sqrt{\ln x}=2 & & \sqrt{\ln x}=1\\ \ln x=4 & & \ln x=1\\ x=e^{4} & or & x=e \end{array}\right]$ both satisfy (*), so the solution set is $\{e,e^{4}\}$
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