document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=280010>Question 280010</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ln2x-ln(x-2)=ln3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what does x equal? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "what does x equal?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that ln (2x) - ln (x-2) = ln ((2x)/(x-2)) so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ln ((2x)/(x-2)) = ln 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So now we must have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x/(x-2) = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 3*(x-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x. </SPAN>\n" );
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