document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=750469>Question 750469</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve this<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log  (x   + 4 ) -log  (x+2 ) = 3 + log  (x - 2 )<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "should is start of with the quotient rule<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "bring all logs to one side first , take  log (x-2)  to the other side </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #456586 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=456586\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> log  (x   + 4 ) -log  (x+2 ) = 3 + log  (x - 2 )<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log[(x+4)/(x+2)]- log(x-2) = 3 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " log[(x+4)/((x+2)(x-2))] = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " log[(x+4)/(x^2-4)] = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+4)/(x^2-4) = 10^3 = 1000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+4) = 1000x^2-4000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1000x^2 -x -4004 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2.0015<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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