document.write( "Question 369671: Using the power law solve the folowing to the nearest hundredth.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I can get the problem so far and then I get confused as to what I should do next.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "(x+2)log2 = (x-1)log5
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Algebra.Com's Answer #263422 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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