document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=39463>Question 39463</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( "log3(x-1) = log3(2x + 5) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since three to any power will not equal a negative value, there are no solutions. </SPAN>\n" );
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