document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=745948>Question 745948</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve log x + log (3x + 5)= 1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #454079 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=savvyhush23><B>savvyhush23(50)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=savvyhush23><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=savvyhush23><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=454079\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve log x + log (3x + 5)= 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Properties of Logarithm:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log M + log N = log MN<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log (10) = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+log+%28%28x%29%29+%2B+log+%28%283x%2B5%29%29+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+log+%28%28x%29%29+%2B+log+%28%283x%2B5%29%29+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28%28x%283x%2B5%29%29%29+=+log+%28%2810%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28%28x%283x%2B5%29%29%29+=+log+%28%2810%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log+%28%283x%5E2%2B5x%29%29+=+log+%28%2810%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log+%28%283x%5E2%2B5x%29%29+=+log+%28%2810%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > eliminate log<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2%2B5x+=+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2%2B5x+=+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2%2B5x+-10=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2%2B5x+-10=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,it is a quadratic equation,\r<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=3x%5E2%2B5x%2B-10+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2%2B5x%2B-10+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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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=%285%29%5E2-4%2A3%2A-10=145 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%285%29%5E2-4%2A3%2A-10=145\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=145 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+=+%28-5%2B-sqrt%28+145+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-5%2B-sqrt%28+145+%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-%285%29%2Bsqrt%28+145+%29%29%2F2%5C3+=+1.17359909646538 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%285%29%2Bsqrt%28+145+%29%29%2F2%5C3+=+1.17359909646538\"   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-%285%29-sqrt%28+145+%29%29%2F2%5C3+=+-2.84026576313205 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%285%29-sqrt%28+145+%29%29%2F2%5C3+=+-2.84026576313205\"   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=3x%5E2%2B5x%2B-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2%2B5x%2B-10\"   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=3x%5E2%2B5x%2B-10+=+3%28x-1.17359909646538%29%2A%28x--2.84026576313205%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2%2B5x%2B-10+=+3%28x-1.17359909646538%29%2A%28x--2.84026576313205%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 1.17359909646538, -2.84026576313205.\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+3%2Ax%5E2%2B5%2Ax%2B-10+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+3%2Ax%5E2%2B5%2Ax%2B-10+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( " Therefore, x = {1.1736,-2.8403} </SPAN>\n" );
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