Given that \( \log_{3} 27 = 2x + 1 \), find the value of x.

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - General Mathematics - 2022 (Objective) Subject: General Mathematics

Question 1 Report

Given that \( \log_{3} 27 = 2x + 1 \), find the value of x.

Answer Details

Recall that: log3 3  27 → log3 3 33

3log3 3 3 → 3 * 1

= 3

Then log3 3  27 = 2x + 1

→ 3 = 2x + 1 

3 - 1 = 2x

2 = 2x

1 = x

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