document.write( "Question 153282: Express as a log:\r
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\"17%5E%28x%2B2%29=3a%5E%28x-1%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B2%29log+17=log+3+%2B+log+%28a%5E%28x%2B1%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B2%29log+17=log+3+%2B+%28x%2B1%29log+a\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Alog17%2B2log17=log3%2Bx%2Alog+a%2Blog+a\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Alog17-x%2Alog+a=log3%2Blog+a+-2log17\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28log17-log+a%29=log3%2Blog+a+-log17%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28log17-log+a%29=log3%2Blog+a+-log289\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Alog%2817%2Fa%29=log%283a%2F289%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=log%283a%2F289%29%2Flog%2817%2Fa%29\"
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