SOLUTION: log(x+5)= -1 What does x equal?

SOLUTION: log(x+5)= -1 What does x equal?

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Question 551577: log(x+5)= -1 What does x equal?
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log(x+5)= -1 What does x equal?
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starting with:
log(x+5)= -1
(x+5)= 10^(-1)
x+5= 1/10^(1)
x+5= 1/10
x = 1/10 - 5
x = 1/10 - 50/10
x = -49/10
x = -4.9

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