document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=379640>Question 379640</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the laws of logs to solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(x+2)- log(x-5.2)=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "log(x+2)- log(x-5.2)=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log[(x+2)/(x-5.2)] = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[(x+2)/(x-5.2)] = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2 = 10x-52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x = 54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6<BR>\n" );
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