How do you solve log2(x+1)log2(x1)=4?

1 Answer
Dec 27, 2015

x=1715

Explanation:

log2(x+1)log2(x1)=log2(x+1x1)

24=164=log2(16)

Therefore
XXXlog2(x+1)log2(x1)=4
is equivalent to
XXXlog2(x+1x1)=log2(16)

XXXx+1x1=16

XXXx+1=16x16

XXX15x=17

XXXx=1715