document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=728311>Question 728311</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve. Where appropriate, include approximations to the nearest thousandth. If no solution exists, state this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log(x+5)-log(x -3)=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Possible answers:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) -3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) No solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E) -5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=300005%2F99999=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"300005%2F99999=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.....this is solution if base is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, same solution we gate if we have the natural log\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you are given these options for an answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) -3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) No solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E) -5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and none of them is acceptable  \r<BR>\n" );
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