document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=743345>Question 743345</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Combine logarithms to solve for x: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) ln (3-x) = 0.75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) log x + log (2x+1) = 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a) ln (3-x) = 0.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3-x=e^(.75)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3-e^.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x&#8776;0.8830<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) log x + log (2x+1) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log[(x)(2x+1)]=log(10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(2x+1)=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+x-10=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x+5)(x-2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-5/2, (reject,x>0) </SPAN>\n" );
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