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A student is trying to solve the equation
Here is the student's working:
2×32x+1=10log(2×32x+1)=log(10)(2x+1)log(2×3)=12x+1=1log(6)x=12(1log(6)−1)
Explain the student's mistake.
Give the correct answer to 3 significant figures.
The error occurs going from line 2 to line 3 in the working.