document.write( "Question 415755: 2log[base 3](x+4)-log[base 3]9=2 \n" ); document.write( "
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2log[base 3](x+4)-log[base 3]9=2
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\n" ); document.write( "2log3(x+4) - log3(9) = 2
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\n" ); document.write( "log3[(x+4)^2/9] = 2
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\n" ); document.write( "(x+4)^2/9 = 3^2
\n" ); document.write( "(x+4)^2 = 81
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2+8x+16-81 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 8x - 55 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "x = [-8 +- sqrt(64-4*-55)]/2
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\n" ); document.write( "x = [-8 +- sqrt(284)]/2
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\n" ); document.write( "x = [-8 +- 2sqrt(71)]/2
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\n" ); document.write( "x = -4+sqrt(71) or x = -4-sqrt(71)
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