document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=682555>Question 682555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve f(x) = log3(x-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #423241 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=423241\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To graph this, use the well-known formula <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28b%2Cy%29=+%28ln+y%29%2F%28ln+b%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28b%2Cy%29=+%28ln+y%29%2F%28ln+b%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29+=+log+%283%2Cx-2%29+=+%28ln+%28x-2%29%29%2F%28ln+3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29+=+log+%283%2Cx-2%29+=+%28ln+%28x-2%29%29%2F%28ln+3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Are you allowed to use a graphing calculator?  If so, it should look like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28300%2C300%2C-1%2C10%2C-1%2C10%2C+ln%28x-2%29%2F1.1+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28300%2C300%2C-1%2C10%2C-1%2C10%2C+ln%28x-2%29%2F1.1+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Unfortunately, using the algebra.com graphing system, I was not able to graph <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=+%28ln%28x-2%29%29%2F%28ln+3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=+%28ln%28x-2%29%29%2F%28ln+3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so it was necessary to insert the approximate value of ln 3 = 1.1.  I don't have any idea why, because my graphing calculator handles it just fine!  I spent a lot of time trying to graph this using the algebra.com using the denominator of ln 3, but it just wouldn't do it for me.\r<BR>\n" );
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