SOLUTION: Solve for x: logbase5(x+1)+logbase5(x-3)=1

Question 128052: Solve for x:
logbase5(x+1)+logbase5(x-3)=1
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

First thing is to use the rule that , so

Next, we note that if then , so

or

However, means that and is not defined for , therefore we need to exclude the second root.

The solution set consists of the single element 4.
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