document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253213>Question 253213</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve for x log 5x - log 5 3=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got log 5 x/3=2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is this right? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "log_5(x) - log_5(3)=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 1: notice we are subtracting log's. The rule is if you subtract logs, then divide the information as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log_5(x/3) = 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2: rewrite as an exponent as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5^2 = x/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 3: solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 75. </SPAN>\n" );
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