document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=295505>Question 295505</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3^2x+18=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and can you expand \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log3 (5x^4/ 2y) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "log[3](3^(2x+18))=log[3](5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+18=1.465...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=-16.535<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-8.268...<BR>\n" );
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