document.write( "Question 805114: Solve the equation. Find the exact solution if possible; otherwise, use a calculator to approximate to four decimals.
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document.write( "Isolate the logs on whichever side will cause the most logs to be\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     \"-2=log+%283%2C2%29%2Blog%283%2C%28x-4%29%29-2log+%283%2Cx%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                     \"-2=log+%283%2C2%28x-4%29%29-2log+%283%2Cx%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                     \"-2=log+%283%2C2%28x-4%29%29-log+%283%2Cx%5E2%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                     \"-2=log%283%2C2%28x-4%29%2Fx%5E2%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                     \"3%5E%28-2%29=2%28x-4%29%2Fx%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                     \"1%2F3%5E2=2%28x-4%29%2Fx%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                     \"1%2F9=2%28x-4%29%2Fx%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                     \"x%5E2=18%28x-4%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                     \"x%5E2=18x-72\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                     \"x%5E2-18x%2B72=0\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                     \"%28x-6%29%28x-12%29=0\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                     x-6=0;  x-12=0\r\n" );
document.write( "                       x=6;     x=12\r\n" );
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document.write( "Neither answer causes the original problem to take the\r\n" );
document.write( "log of a negative number.  So those are the solutions.\r\n" );
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