Instead of doing yours for you, I'll do another one exactly like yours step-by-step, so you can use it as an exact model of yours to go by.Using the + Using the - Looking at the original equation: We see that the answer is an extraneous answer because the first term would be the log of a negative number, so the only solution is Your problem is exactly in every step like yours. So all you have to do is use it as an exact model for yours. O crap. The other tutor did it for you. Phooey! :) Edwin