document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3957>Question 3957</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write the expression as a single logrithm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log5 (x(squared - 36) - 8log5 (x+6) = log5 _____ . fill in the space at the end </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1741 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=1741\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> not sure what you are doing here, but it is way off. Too much. Too much :-)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your H, L and W definitions are spot on, but it says the base area = 84. The base area = LW, so (x-3)(x+5)=84. Multiplying this out gives \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+11)(x-9) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so x+11 = 0 OR x-9=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so x=-11 or x=9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, out solution is the x=9, since we are after a height.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon. </SPAN>\n" );
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