SOLUTION: Please help me solve this: log(x-3)=1-log(x)

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Question 606720: Please help me solve this:
log(x-3)=1-log(x)

Answer by lwsshak3(11628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help me solve this:
log(x-3)=1-log(x)
log(x-3)+log(x)=1
place under single log
log[(x-3)*x]=1
convert to exponential form
10^1=x(x-3)=10
x^2-3x-10=0
(x-5)(x+2)=0
x=-2 (reject, x>0)
or
x=5

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