document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=740355>Question 740355</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation, give an exact solution\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log4(x+4) + log4(x+4) = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I cannot figure out the answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "note that log4(4) = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then we can rewrite the equation as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log4(x+4) + log4(x+4) = log4(4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we can then remove the log base 4 from both sides of the =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+4 + x+4 = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+8 = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and x = -2<BR>\n" );
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