document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=440270>Question 440270</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how would you solve <BR>\n" );
document.write( "log base 2(5x-1)- log base 2(x+7)=1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #304172 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><B>Gogonati(855)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Gogonati><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=304172\">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%282%2C+%285x-1%29%29-log%282%2C+%28x%2B7%29%29=log%282%2C+2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%282%2C+%285x-1%29%29-log%282%2C+%28x%2B7%29%29=log%282%2C+2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > =>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%282%2C+%285x-1%29%2F%28x%2B7%29%29=log%282%2C+2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%282%2C+%285x-1%29%2F%28x%2B7%29%29=log%282%2C+2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285x-1%29%2F%28x%2B7%29=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285x-1%29%2F%28x%2B7%29=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, solve this rational equation. Assume x different from -7,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides by x+7 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x-1=2%28x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x-1=2%28x%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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