document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=197261>Question 197261</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4log3(-2x)=10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please help me solve this equation </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #147884 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=147884\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2Alog%283%2C%28-2x%29%29=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Alog%283%2C%28-2x%29%29=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%283%2C%28-2x%29%29=10%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%283%2C%28-2x%29%29=10%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%283%2C%28-2x%29%29=5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%283%2C%28-2x%29%29=5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%285%2F2%29=-2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%285%2F2%29=-2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite the equation using the property: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28b%2C%28x%29%29=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28b%2C%28x%29%29=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ====> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5Ey=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5Ey=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%283%5E%285%2F2%29%29%2F2=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%283%5E%285%2F2%29%29%2F2=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by -2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-%283%5E%285%2F2%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-%283%5E%285%2F2%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-%28sqrt%28243%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-%28sqrt%28243%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Convert to radical form and simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-%289%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-%289%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify the square root.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-%289%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-%289%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which approximates to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x \approx -7.79423\">\r<BR>\n" );
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