document.write( "Question 617078: Please help me \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for all values of x, to the nearest 10th.
\n" ); document.write( "log4(2x−7)+log4(3x−3)=4
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Algebra.Com's Answer #388131 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Use the general rule:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+log%28a%29+%2B+log%28b%29+=+log%28a%2Ab%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Also, express the right side as a log to base 4
\n" ); document.write( "\"+log%284%2C2x-7%29+%2B+log%284%2C3x-3%29+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+log%284%2C+%282x-7%29%2A%283x-3%29%29+=+log%284%2C256%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%282x-7%29%2A%283x-3%29+=+256+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3%2A%282x-7%29%2A%28x-1%29+=+256+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3%2A%28+2x%5E2+-+7x+-+2x+%2B+7+%29+=+256+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2x%5E2+-+9x+%2B+7+=+256%2F3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2x%5E2+-+9x+-+235%2F3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2+-+4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29+%2F+%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+-9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+-235%2F3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28-%28-9%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-9%29%5E2+-+4%2A2%2A%28-235%2F3%29+%29%29+%2F+%282%2A2%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28+9+%2B-+sqrt%28+81+%2B+1880%2F3%29+%29%29+%2F+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28+9+%2B-+sqrt%28+243%2F3+%2B+1880%2F3%29+%29%29+%2F+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28+9+%2B-+sqrt%28+2123%2F3%29+%29%29+%2F+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28+9+%2B-+sqrt%28+707.6667%29+%29%29+%2F+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28+9+%2B+26.602+%29%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+35.602%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+8.9005+\"
\n" ); document.write( "To nearest tenth, \"+x+=+8.9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+log%284%2C2x-7%29+%2B+log%284%2C3x-3%29+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+log%284%2C2%2A8.9-7%29+%2B+log%284%2C3%2A8.9-3%29+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+log%284%2C17.8-7%29+%2B+log%284%2C26.7-3%29+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+log%284%2C10.8%29+%2B+log%284%2C23.7%29+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+log%284%2C+10.8%2A23.7%29+=+log%284%2C256%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+log%284%2C+255.96%29+=+log%284%2C256%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Looks close enough
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\n" ); document.write( "Note that \"x\" had to be positive because a log
\n" ); document.write( "with a positive base (4), can't result in a negative number
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