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Solve log(3x + 2) = 3: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step logarithms video lesson with captions. Final answer: x = 998/3.

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Video with a synthetic English voice and captions. Pick another language for subtitles in that language, or open the interactive version.

Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.4 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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1. The problem
Solving an equation
$\log_{10}\left(3~ x+2\right) = 3$
2. Step by step
1. $\log_{10}\left(3~ x+2\right) = 3$
  Start with the equation
2. $f(x) = \log_{10}\left(3~ x+2\right)-3 = 0$
  Rewrite as f(x) = 0
3. This equation is not polynomial, so solve it numerically
4. $x = \frac{998}{3}$
  Found 1 solution in [−10⁹, 10⁹]
3. The answer
$\text{x = 998/3}$
x = 998/3
4. Check
- x = 332.66667: left side = 3, right side = 3 ✓

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: log10(3x plus 2) equals 3. Solve for x numerically (the equation contains functions such as sin, log or roots).

Step by step. Start with the equation. Rewrite as f(x) equals 0. This equation is not polynomial, so solve it numerically. Scan x from negative 10 to the power 9 to 10 to the power 9 for sign changes of f and for points where the graph touches the axis, then narrow each one down. Every root is checked by substituting it back. Found 1 solution in [−10 to the power 9, 10 to the power 9].

The answer. So the answer is x equals 998 over 3. Values marked approximately are numerical approximations accurate to about 10 significant digits. Every value was checked by substitution.

Check. x equals 332.66667: left side equals 3, right side equals 3, which checks out.

About logarithms

Evaluate logarithms and solve logarithmic equations using the laws of logs.

Solve log(3x + 2) = 3: Logarithms Step-by-Step Lesson