document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35192>Question 35192</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Problem goes like this.....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log (x+5) - log (x-1) = log (x+2) - log (x-3) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "log[(x+5)/(x-1)] = log[(x+2)/(x-3)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the anti-log of both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(x+5)/(x-1)] = [(x+2)/(x-3)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross-multiply to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x-15= x^2+x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check the answer in the original equation; it works.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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