Notice that I've changed the numbers, so you'll have to go through it, using this as a model. Yours is done EXACTLY the same way:, , Using the +, that's approximately 25.7358 Using the -, that's approximately 0.3497 However since there is ln(x-2) in the original equation, the value of x-2 must be positive, or x > 2, so we may not use the minus sign. Solution: x = (6+e^3+sqrt(e^3(12+e^3)))}}} Now use the above as a model and do your problem. Edwin