SOLUTION: log (4,2x+5)-log(4,x-2)=1

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Question 260519: log (4,2x+5)-log(4,x-2)=1
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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here is the problem
log+%284%2C2x%2B5%29-log%284%2Cx-2%29=1
step 1 - use rules of logs on the left to get
log+%284%2C%28%282x%2B5%29%2F%28x-2%29%29%29=1
step 2 - rewrite as exponents like this
4%5E1+=+%282x%2B5%29%2F%28x-2%29
step 3 - cross multiply to get
4x-8+=+2x%2B5
step 4 - solve for x to get
2x+=+13
x = 13/2