SOLUTION: Solve: log y-1 = -log(y-9)

Question 956227: Solve: log y-1 = -log(y-9)
Answer by LinnW(1048) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
log(y-1) = - log(y-9)
log(y-1) = -1* log(y-9)

Notice that
will not work since this would make the value of y-9 in log(y-9) negative.

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