document.write( "Question 31047: Could you help me simplify this:\r
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$\"%28x%5E%28y-2%29%29%2F%28x%5E%28y%2B3%29%29\"$ introduce the natural log
\n" ); document.write( " $\"ln%28%28x%5E%28y-2%29%29%2F%28x%5E%28y%2B3%29%29%29\"$ use the quotient rule
\n" ); document.write( " $\"ln%28x%5E%28y-2%29%29-ln%28x%5E%28y%2B3%29%29\"$ use the power rule
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28y-2%29%2Aln%28x%29-%28y%2B3%29%2Aln%28x%29\"$ set equal to zero, sutract the second side
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28y-2%29%2Aln%28x%29=%28y%2B3%29%2Aln%28x%29\"$ divide by ln(x)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28ln%28x%29%29%2F%28ln%28x%29%29%29%2A%28y-2%29=%28y%2B3%29\"$ anything over itself =1
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y-2=y%2B3\"$ There is no solution to this equation because any number you plugin will give you different numbers on both sides. \n" ); document.write( "

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