Difficulty: Medium
Correct Answer: 3
Explanation:
Given data & domain
Concept / Approach
Step-by-step calculation
log
10
[
5
(
5
𝑥
+
1
)
]
=
log
10
[
10
(
𝑥
+
5
)
]
log
10
[5(5x+1)]=log
10
[10(x+5)]
⇒
25
𝑥
+
5
=
10
𝑥
+
50
⇒25x+5=10x+50
15
𝑥
=
45
⇒
𝑥
=
<
𝑚
𝑎
𝑟
𝑘
>
3
<
/
𝑚
𝑎
𝑟
𝑘
>
15x=45⇒x=3
Verification
5x+1 = 16 > 0, x+5 = 8 > 0 valid. Substitute to check equality.
Final Answer
3
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