First, let's isolate the logarithmic terms:
8+log(16x)=36−3log(x) log(16x)+3log(x)=36−8 log(16x)+3log(x)=28 Now, use the logarithm properties to simplify the equation. Recall that nlog(a)=log(an) and log(a)+log(b)=log(ab). Thus, log(16x)+log(x3)=28 log(16x⋅x3)=28 log(16x4)=28 Assuming the base of the logarithm is 10, we can rewrite the equation in exponential form:
16x4=1028 x4=161028 x4=241028 x4=(2107)4 Taking the fourth root of both sides:
x=2107 x=210,000,000 x=5,000,000