Troubleshooting a Logarithmic Equation: Seeking Guidance

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I've run into a dead end trying to solve this equation and I was hoping that someone here might be able to point me in the right direction!

Homework Statement


xlgx = x4/1000

Homework Equations


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The Attempt at a Solution


xlgx = x4/1000
lg(xlgx) = lg(x4/1000)
(lgx)2 = lg(x4) - lg(1000)
(lgx)2 = 4lgx - 3

Now after this point I'm not sure what to do. I tried:
3 = 4lgx - (lgx)2
3 = lgx * (4 - lgx)

But that doesn't seem to lead me anywhere. Any help would be much appreciated!
 
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you have a quadratic equation in [itex]\log(x)[/itex]

let [itex]t=\log(x)[/itex] and solve quadratic equation in t
 
Of course, obviously!

Thanks a lot for your help, much appreciated.