SOLUTION: Can you please help me?!? I have problems with this equation. Can you do it step by step?? I want to see what I'm doing wrong. Please & thank you! log<base 5> (x^2 - 100) = 1 +

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Question 250999: Can you please help me?!? I have problems with this equation. Can you do it step by step?? I want to see what I'm doing wrong. Please & thank you!
log (x^2 - 100) = 1 + log (x + 10)

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
log(x^2 - 100) = 1 + log(x + 10)
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We can factor the expression on the left (it's the "difference of squares")
log ((x-10)(x+10)) = 1 + log (x + 10)
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Subtract log(x+10) from both sides
log ((x-10)(x+10)) - log (x + 10) = 1
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Can be written as, (subtraction of logs means divide)
= 1
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Cancel (x+10) and you have:
log(x-10) = 1
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exponent equiv of logs
10^1 = x - 10
10 = x - 10
10 + 10 = x
x = 20
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Check this solution on your calc, enter
log(20^2 - 100) - log(20 + 10) results = 1

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