document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=808874>Question 808874</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve. (Check for undefined solutions at the end)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(x-5)= 1- log(x-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log(x-5)= 1- log(x-2) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(x-5) + log(x-2) = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log[(x-5)(x-2)] = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log[x^2-7x+10] = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 -7x + 10 = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-7x = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x-7) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 0 or x = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 0 is extraneous<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Only solution:: x = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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