document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=826553>Question 826553</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Log4(x-1)+log4(3x-1)=2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #498171 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=498171\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2-4x-15=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2-4x-15=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >............factor completely, first replace <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9x%2B5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9x%2B5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2-9x%2B5x-15=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2-9x%2B5x-15=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >..............group\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x%5E2-9x%29%2B%285x-15%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%5E2-9x%29%2B%285x-15%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....factor out <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from the first term and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from the second term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solutions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x-3=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x-3=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > => <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B5=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B5=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > => <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since we have log, consider only <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as a solution\r<BR>\n" );
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