document.write( "Question 836278: ln(x+3)-4=ln(x-5)\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #504067 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"ln%28x%2B3%29-4=ln%28x-5%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"ln%28x%2B3%29=ln%28x-5%29%2B4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"ln%28x%2B3%29-ln%28x-5%29+=+4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"ln%28%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x-5%29%29+=+4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x-5%29+=+e%5E4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B3+=+e%5E4%28x-5%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B3+=+e%5E4%2Ax%2Be%5E4%2A%28-5%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B3+=+e%5E4%2Ax-5e%5E4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+e%5E4%2Ax-5e%5E4-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-e%5E4%2Ax+=+-5e%5E4-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%281-e%5E4%29+=+-5e%5E4-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-5e%5E4-3%29%2F%281-e%5E4%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+-%285e%5E4%2B3%29%2F%28-1%28-1%2Be%5E4%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%285e%5E4%2B3%29%2F%28e%5E4-1%29\" <---- Exact Answer\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+5.1492588829\" <---- Approximate Answer (use a calculator to input the expression and evaluate)
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