document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41178>Question 41178</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to solve this log problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1)         log( 8, (n-3)) +  log( 8 (n + 4)) =1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I believe that the \"logs\" cancel out because they both have the same base.  Then I dont understandwhat to do from there\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27660 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=27660\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28+8%2C+%28n-3%29%29+%2B++log%28+8%2C+%28n+%2B+4%29%29+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28+8%2C+%28n-3%29%29+%2B++log%28+8%2C+%28n+%2B+4%29%29+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can not take a logarithm of a negative value, so negative five is an extraneous solution.<BR>\n" );
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