document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=664304>Question 664304</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can not figure out the answer to this problem  Ln(x)+Ln(x+2)= -3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #413221 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20849)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=413221\">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=Ln%28x%29%2BLn%28x%2B2%29=+-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ln%28x%29%2BLn%28x%2B2%29=+-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember that if log base <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=e ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"e\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=e%5Ex+=+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"e%5Ex+=+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " now use the quadratic formula and eject any answer that makes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > come out negative since you can't do log of a negative:\r<BR>\n" );
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