document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=820262>Question 820262</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the properties of logarithms to solve the equation for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ln(8x &#8722; 13) &#8722; ln(x &#8722; 3) = ln 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ln(8x &#8722; 13) &#8722; ln(x &#8722; 3) = ln 11 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ln[(8x-13)/(x-3)] = ln(11)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(8x-13)/(x-3) = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-13 = 11x-33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20/3<BR>\n" );
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