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{"name": "Solve an equation in logarithms", "extensions": [], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [{"variable_groups": [], "variables": {"b": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "s*random(1..8)", "description": "", "name": "b"}, "a": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(2,3)", "description": "", "name": "a"}, "c": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "b+2*a^(d)", "description": "", "name": "c"}, "s": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(1,-1)", "description": "", "name": "s"}, "sol1": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "c-2*b", "description": "", "name": "sol1"}, "sol2": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "-c+a^d", "description": "", "name": "sol2"}, "d": {"templateType": "anything", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(1,2)", "description": "", "name": "d"}}, "ungrouped_variables": ["a", "c", "b", "d", "s", "sol2", "sol1"], "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [], "name": "", "pickQuestions": 0}], "name": "Solve an equation in logarithms", "functions": {}, "showQuestionGroupNames": false, "parts": [{"prompt": "<p>\\[2\\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{x+{b}})- \\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{(x+{c})})=\\var{d}\\]</p>\n        <p>$x=\\;$ [[0]].</p>\n        <p>If you want help in solving the equation, click on Show steps. If you do so then you will lose 1 mark.</p>\n        <p>Input all numbers as fractions or integers and not as decimals.</p>", "marks": 0, "scripts": {}, "gaps": [{"answer": "{sol1}", "vsetrange": [0, 1], "checkingaccuracy": 0.0001, "checkvariablenames": false, "expectedvariablenames": [], "notallowed": {"message": "<p>Input as an integer, not as a decimal.</p>", "showStrings": false, "partialCredit": 0, "strings": ["."]}, "showpreview": true, "checkingtype": "absdiff", "scripts": {}, "answersimplification": "std", "type": "jme", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 2, "vsetrangepoints": 5}], "type": "gapfill", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "steps": [{"prompt": "<p>Three rules for logs should be used:</p>\n            <p>1. $n\\log_a(m)=\\log_a(m^n)$</p>\n            <p>2. $\\log_a(b)-\\log_a(c)=\\log_a(b/c)$</p>\n            <p>3. $\\log_a(p)=r \\Rightarrow p=a^r$</p>\n            <p>So use rule 1 followed by rules 2 and 3 to get an equation for $x$.</p>", "scripts": {}, "type": "information", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0}], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "variableReplacements": [], "stepsPenalty": 1}], "statement": "<p>Solve the following equation for $x$.</p>\n    <p>Input your answer as a fraction or an integer as appropriate and not&nbsp;as a decimal.</p>", "tags": ["algebra", "algebraic manipulation", "checked2015", "combining logarithms", "logarithm laws", "logarithms", "MAS1601", "mas1601", "simplifying logarithms", "solving", "solving equations", "Solving equations", "steps", "Steps"], "rulesets": {"std": ["all", "!collectNumbers", "fractionNumbers"]}, "preamble": {"css": "", "js": ""}, "type": "question", "metadata": {"notes": "<p><strong>5/08/2012:</strong></p>\n                        <p>Added tags.</p>\n                        <p>Added description.</p>\n                        <p>Checked calculation.OK.</p>\n                        <p>Improved display in content areas.</p>", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Solve for $x$: $\\displaystyle 2\\log_{a}(x+b)- \\log_{a}(x+c)=d$.&nbsp;</p>\n                        <p>Make sure that your choice is a solution by substituting back into the equation.</p>"}, "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "advice": "<p>We use the following three rules for logs :</p>\n    <p>1. $n\\log_a(m)=\\log_a(m^n)$</p>\n    <p>2. $\\log_a(b)-\\log_a(c)=\\log_a(b/c)$</p>\n    <p>3. $\\log_a(p)=r \\Rightarrow p=a^r$</p>\n    <p>Using rule 1 we get<br/>\\[2\\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{x+{b}})- \\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{(x+{c})})=\\log_{\\var{a}}((\\simplify{x+{b}})^2)- \\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{(x+{c})})\\]<br/>Using rule 2 gives<br/>\\[\\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{(x+{b})^2})- \\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{(x+{c})})=\\log_{\\var{a}}\\left(\\simplify{(x+{b})^2/(x+{c})}\\right)\\]<br/>So the equation to solve becomes:<br/>\\[\\log_{\\var{a}}\\left(\\simplify{(x+{b})^2/(x+{c})}\\right)=\\var{d}\\]<br/>and using rule 3 this gives:<br/>\\[ \\begin{eqnarray} \\simplify{(x+{b})^2/(x+{c})}&amp;=&amp;{\\var{a}}^{\\var{d}}\\Rightarrow\\\\ \\simplify{(x+{b})^2}&amp;=&amp;{\\var{a}}^{\\var{d}}(\\simplify{x+{c}})=\\simplify{{a^d}(x+{c})}\\Rightarrow\\\\ \\simplify{x^2+{2*b-a^(d)}x+{b^2-a^(d)*c}}&amp;=&amp;0 \\end{eqnarray} \\]<br/>Solving this quadratic we get two solutions:</p>\n    <p>$x=\\var{sol1}$ and $x=\\var{sol2}$</p>\n    <p>We should check that these solutions gives positive values for $\\simplify{x+{b}}$ and $\\simplify{x+{c}}$ as otherwise the logs are not defined.</p>\n    <p><strong>The value $x=\\var{sol1}$ gives:&nbsp;</strong></p>\n    <p>Substituting this value for $x$ into $\\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{x+{b}})$ we get $\\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{{2*a^d}})$ so OK.</p>\n    <p>Substituting this value for $x$ into $\\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{x+{c}})$ we get $\\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{{4*a^d}})$ so OK.</p>\n    <p>Hence $x=\\var{sol1}$ is a solution to our original equation.</p>\n    <p><strong>The value $x=\\var{sol2}$ gives:</strong></p>\n    <p>Substituting this value for $x$ into $\\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{x+{b}})$ we get $\\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{{-a^d}})$ so <span class=\"caps\">NOT</span> OK.</p>\n    <p>Substituting this value for $x$ into $\\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{x+{c}})$ we get $\\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{{a^d}})$ so OK.</p>\n    <p>Hence $x=\\var{sol2}$ is <span class=\"caps\">NOT</span> a solution to our original equation as $\\log_{\\var{a}}(\\simplify{x+{b}})$ is not defined for this value of $x$.</p>\n    <p>So there is only one solution $x=\\var{sol1}$.</p>", "contributors": [{"name": "Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics", "profile_url": 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