document.write( "Question 389384: 2log(base 2) x=3+log(base 2) (x+16)?\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "Hi\n" ); document.write( "2log(base 2) x=3+log(base 2) (x+16\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 2^3 = x^2/(x+16)\n" ); document.write( " 8(x+16) = x^2\n" ); document.write( " x^2 -8x - 128 = 0\n" ); document.write( "either by factoring or using the Quadratic formula \n" ); document.write( " (x+8) = 0\n" ); document.write( " x = -8 this is an extraneous solution\n" ); document.write( " (x-16) = 0\n" ); document.write( " x = 16\n" ); document.write( "