Given that lg 2 = m, express in terms of m, Express as a quadratic equation in and explain why the quadratic equation has no real solutions.
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6(a)((i))
1. Change the base of the logarithm to 10
2. Express the arguments in terms of 2 and 10
3. Apply logarithm laws and substitute the given value
6(a)((ii))
1. Express 2 in exponential form using the given logarithmic equation
Since , we have , which means .
2. Substitute and simplify to find $2^{10}$
6(b)
1. Apply the power law of logarithms
2. Apply the quotient law of logarithms
3. Equate the arguments and rearrange into a quadratic equation
4. Calculate the discriminant to show there are no real solutions
For , the discriminant is:
Since the discriminant is less than , the quadratic equation has no real solutions.
; The discriminant is , hence there are no real solutions.
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