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Algebra Difficulty 3.7 AMC 10/12 Find the answer China

The solution set of the inequality log⁡2x−1+12log⁡12x3+2>0\sqrt{\log_2 x - 1} + \frac{1}{2} \log_{\frac{1}{2}} x^3 + 2 > 0 is:

Pick one

Solution

{log⁡2x−1−32log⁡2x+32+12>0,log⁡2x−1≥0. \begin{cases} \sqrt{\log_2 x - 1} - \frac{3}{2} \log_2 x + \frac{3}{2} + \frac{1}{2} > 0, \\ \log_2 x - 1 \ge 0. \end{cases}
Let t=log⁡2x−1t = \sqrt{\log_2 x - 1}, we have
{t−32t2+12>0,t≥0. \begin{cases} t - \frac{3}{2}t^2 + \frac{1}{2} > 0, \\ t \ge 0. \end{cases}

The solution of the above inequalities is 0≤t<10 \le t < 1, or 0≤log⁡2x−1<10 \le \log_2 x - 1 < 1, which implies that 2≤x<42 \le x < 4. Answer: C.

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