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2006 China Second Round Olympiad Test 1 #2

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September 28, 2014
logarithms

Problem Statement

Suppose logx(2x2+x1)>logx21log_x (2x^2+x-1)>log_x 2-1. Then the range of xx is <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 12<x<1<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> x>12andx1<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> x>1<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 0<x<1{ <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ \frac{1}{2}<x<1\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ x>\frac{1}{2} \text{and} x \not= 1\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ x>1\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>}\ 0<x<1\qquad