document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=587167>Question 587167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please could you help me solve for x: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ln(x-5)+ln(x-6)=ln(16-2x) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "ln(x-5)(x-6)=ln(16-2x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5)(x-6)=(16-2x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-11x+30 = 16-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-9x+30 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-9x+14 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-7)(x-2) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = {2, 7}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 is an extraneous answer -- throw it out leaving:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7<BR>\n" );
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