| Exam Board | Edexcel |
| Module | P2 (Pure Mathematics 2) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Session | June |
| Topic | Laws of Logarithms |
7. (a) Given that
$$3 \log _ { 3 } ( 2 x - 1 ) = 2 + \log _ { 3 } ( 14 x - 25 )$$
show that
$$2 x ^ { 3 } - 3 x ^ { 2 } - 30 x + 56 = 0$$
(b) Show that - 4 is a root of this cubic equation.
(c) Hence, using algebra and showing each step of your working, solve
$$3 \log _ { 3 } ( 2 x - 1 ) = 2 + \log _ { 3 } ( 14 x - 25 )$$