document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=543706>Question 543706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need help solving logarithm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log(x^2+4)-log(x+2)=2+log(x-2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "log(x^2+4)-log(x+2)-log(x-2)=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(x^2+4)-(log(x+2)+log(x-2))=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "place under single log<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log{[(x^2+4)]/[(x+2)(x-2)]}=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log{[(x^2+4)]/[(x^2-4]}=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "convert to exponential form: base(10) raised to log of number(2)=number[(x^2+4)]/[(x^2-4]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10^2=(x^2+4)/(x^2-4)=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x^2-400=x^2+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "99x^2=404<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=404/99&#8776;4.08<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x&#8776;2.02 </SPAN>\n" );
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