when you have two log with same base which are adding to each other you can say: log(base 8)(2 * 4x^2) = 1 so u multiplied them to each other: log(base 8)(8x ^2) = 1 ⇒ so now you can say: 8^1 = 8x ^2 ⇒ 8 = 8x^2 ⇒ 1 = x^2 ⇒ x =1 :))) i hope this is helpful have a nice day
