document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=690977>Question 690977</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve. include approximations to the nearest thousandth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ln(x-6)+ln(x+5)=ln42 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "ln(x-6)+ln(x+5)=ln42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ln[(x-6)(x+5)] = ln42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-6)(x+5) = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+5x-6x-30 = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x-30 = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x-72 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+8)(x-9) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = {-8, 9}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The negative solution is extraneous throw it out leaving:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or, to the nearest thousandth:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9.00<BR>\n" );
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