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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Kindly explain how to resolve the following logarithmic equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) 1 - log (x - 2) = log (3x + 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) 1 - log (x - 2) = log (3x + 1) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 - log(x - 2) = log(3x + 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 = log(3x+1)-log(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 = log((3x+1)/(x-2)) Subtracting a log --> dividing by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Raise 10 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 = (3x+1)/(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10*(x-2) = 3x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x-20 = 3x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3<BR>\n" );
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