Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2013

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    \[{{\log }_{2}}(9-{{2}^{x}})={{10}^{\log (3-x)}}\], solve for\[x\].

    A)  0                                            

    B)  3

    C)  both (a) and (b)     

    D)  0 and 6

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[{{\log }_{2}}(9-{{2}^{x}})={{10}^{{{\log }_{10}}(3-x)}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{\log }_{2}}(9-{{2}^{x}})=(3-x)\]            \[[\because \,\,{{a}^{{{\log }_{a}}b}}=b]\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{2}^{3-x}}=9-{{2}^{x}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{{{2}^{3}}}{{{2}^{x}}}=9-{{2}^{x}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[8={{2}^{x}}\times (9-{{2}^{x}})\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{2}^{2x}}-{{2}^{x}}\times 9+8=0\] Let\[{{2}^{x}}=y\], then;                 \[{{y}^{2}}-9y+8=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[(y-8)(y-1)=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[y=8\] or            \[y=1\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{2}^{x}}={{2}^{3}}\]   or            \[{{2}^{x}}={{2}^{0}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[x=3\] or            \[x=0\]. But\[x=3\]does not satisfy the given equation, since\[\log 0\]is not defined.


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