document.write( "Question 684410: Please help me solve this equation: \"+2log+base+3%28x%2B4%29-log+base+3%289%29=2+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Please help me solve this equation: \"+2log+base+3%28x%2B4%29-log+base+3%289%29=2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2log+%283%2C+%28x+%2B+4%29%29+-+log+%283%2C+%289%29%29+=+2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log+%283%2C+%28x+%2B+4%29%5E2%29+-+log+%283%2C+%289%29%29+=+2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log+%283%2C+%28%28x+%2B+4%29%5E2%29%2F9%29+=+2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28x+%2B+4%29%5E2%29%2F9+=+3%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28x+%2B+4%29%5E2%29%2F9+=+9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x+%2B+4%29%5E2+=+81\" ------ Cross-multiplying\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2B+8x+%2B+16+=+81\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2B+8x+%2B+16+-+81+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2B+8x+-+65+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x - 5)(x + 13) = 0\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 5________OR________x = - 13 (ignore as log of a number CANNOT be negative)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You can do the check!!\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Send comments and “thank-yous” to “D” at MathMadEzy@aol.com
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