document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=39464>Question 39464</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the following property to solve the equation. For positive numbers b, x and y where b doesn't = 1, logb y if and only if x = y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log(3x + 2) = log(x - 1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since ten to any power doesn't equal a negative number, a solution does not exist. </SPAN>\n" );
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