= Take log base 12 of both sides: = = = = = To make things easier, let = A and let = B (x + 2)*A = 2x(A + B) Ax + 2A = 2Ax + 2Bx 2A = Ax + 2Bx 2A = x(A + 2B) = x Therefore: x = = = = = = = = Edwin