document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=704682>Question 704682</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ln(x)+ln(x-8)=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm supposed to solve for x and I'm lost. I did it the way I thought it should be done but I got it wrong. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #434232 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=434232\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ln(x)+ln(x-8)=5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ln((x)(x-8)) = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x)(x-8) = e^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-8 = e^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-8x = e^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-8x-e^5 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving using the \"quadratic formula\" yields:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = {16.82, -8.82}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since you can't take the ln of a negative number, the -8.82 is an extraneous solution.  Throw it out leaving:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16.82<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Details of quadratic follows:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-8x%2B-148.413159102577+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-8x%2B-148.413159102577+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%28-8%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-148.413159102577=657.652636410308 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-8%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-148.413159102577=657.652636410308\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Discriminant d=657.652636410308 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--8%2B-sqrt%28+657.652636410308+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--8%2B-sqrt%28+657.652636410308+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-8%29%2Bsqrt%28+657.652636410308+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+16.8223694808166 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-8%29%2Bsqrt%28+657.652636410308+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+16.8223694808166\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-8%29-sqrt%28+657.652636410308+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-8.8223694808166 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-8%29-sqrt%28+657.652636410308+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-8.8223694808166\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-8x%2B-148.413159102577 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-8x%2B-148.413159102577\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-8x%2B-148.413159102577+=+1%28x-16.8223694808166%29%2A%28x--8.8223694808166%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-8x%2B-148.413159102577+=+1%28x-16.8223694808166%29%2A%28x--8.8223694808166%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 16.8223694808166, -8.8223694808166.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B-8%2Ax%2B-148.413159102577+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B-8%2Ax%2B-148.413159102577+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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