Solve for x log base 4 of 2x-6=2

$\log_{4} (2 x - 6) = 2$

Step 1

Rewrite $\log_{4} (2 x - 6) = 2$ in exponential form using the definition of a logarithm. If $x$ and $b$ are positive real numbers and $b \neq 1$ , then $\log_{b} (x) = y$ is equivalent to $b^{y} = x$ .

$4^{2} = 2 x - 6$

Step 2

Solve for $x$ .

Rewrite the equation as $2 x - 6 = 4^{2}$ .

$2 x - 6 = 4^{2}$

Raise $4$ to the power of $2$ .

$2 x - 6 = 16$

Move all terms not containing $x$ to the right side of the equation.

Add $6$ to both sides of the equation.

$2 x = 16 + 6$

Add $16$ and $6$ .

$2 x = 22$

Divide each term in $2 x = 22$ by $2$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $2 x = 22$ by $2$ .

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{22}{2}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{22}{2}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{22}{2}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $22$ by $2$ .

$x = 11$

Solve for x log base 4 of 2x-6=2

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