(a) Show that the equation log4(2x+1)=2log4(3x−1)−2 can be written as a quadratic equation in x.
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(b) Hence solve the equation log4(2x+1)=2log4(3x−1)−2.
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题目中文翻译
(a) 证明方程 log4(2x+1)=2log4(3x−1)−2 可以写成关于 x 的一元二次方程。
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(b) 由此解方程 log4(2x+1)=2log4(3x−1)−2。
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