document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27481>Question 27481</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help - not sure how to solve when I end up with log fractions?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ln(x)- ln(x+1) = ln(x+3) - ln(x+5) <BR>\n" );
document.write( " ln x/x+1 =  ln x+3/x+5  ?????\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14921 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=14921\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ln(x)- ln(x+1) = ln(x+3) - ln(x+5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and now we get rid of the log. How do we get rid of anything in maths? we do the opposite... so opposite of log is \"raise to power\". So, doing that, the \"raising to the power\" and the \"log\" cancel each other, so we are left with\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x = 4x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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