document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=681634>Question 681634</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you solve log base 6 of 2x + log base 6 of (x-2) = 1?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Our teacher said the answer should be 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So far I condensed it to log base 6 of (2x(x-2)) or log base 6 of (2x^2-4x) = 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Our teacher said the answer should be 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So far I condensed it to log base 6 of (2x(x-2)) or log base 6 of (2x^2-4x) = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log base 6 of (2x^2-4x) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> (2x^2-4x) = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 2x -3 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-3)*(x+1) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -1 is rejected since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%286%2C-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%286%2C-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > won't work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3<BR>\n" );
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