document.write( "Question 651423: the question asks to solve for x:\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #407650 by nerdybill(7384) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"9%2A5%5Ex=17%2A2%5Ex\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"log%289%29%2Blog%285%5Ex%29=+log%2817%29%2Blog%282%5Ex%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"log%289%29%2Bx%2Alog%285%29=+log%2817%29%2Bx%2Alog%282%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2Alog%285%29=+log%2817%29%2Bx%2Alog%282%29-log%289%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2Alog%285%29-x%2Alog%282%29=+log%2817%29-log%289%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2Alog%285%29-x%2Alog%282%29=+log%2817%2F9%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%28log%285%29-log%282%29%29=+log%2817%2F9%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%28log%285%2F2%29%29=+log%2817%2F9%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+log%2817%2F9%29%2Flog%285%2F2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+log%2817%2F9%29%2Flog%282.5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+.694\"$
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