document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=434685>Question 434685</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the logarithmic equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(2-x)=0.5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "log(2-x)=0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(2-x)=0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "convert to exponential form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10^.5=2-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2-sqrt(10)=-1.162.. </SPAN>\n" );
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