Can somebody please answer my two unanswered questions from before? Thank you! New question!
Find a/b when 2log(a-2b)=log a + log b.
Find a/b when 2log(a-2b)=log a + log b.
We have
2log (a - 2b) = log (a * b)
log (a - 2b)^2 = log (a * b)
Then......this implies that
(a - 2b)^2 = ab
a^2 - 4ab + 4b^2 = ab
a^2 - 5ab + 4b^2 = 0
Factor
(a - 4b) (a - b) = 0
The....setting both factors to 0 and solving
a = 4b → a/b = 4
And
a = b
a/b = 1
The first solution is good whenever a > 0
The second solution is good whenever a < 0