document.write( "Question 70986: Please help!! This equation is on a work sheet that I need to solve: \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "log4 (X^2 - 4) - log4 (X + 2) = 2 \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #50716 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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\"log%284%2Cx%5E2-4%29+-+log%284%2Cx%2B2%29+=+2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28a%29+-+log%28b%29+=+log%28a%2Fb%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"log%284%2C%28x%5E2-4%29%2F%28x%2B2%29%29+=+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"log%284%2C%28x%2B2%29%28x-2%29%2F%28x%2B2%29%29+=+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"log%284%2Cx-2%29+=+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%5E2+=+x-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"16+=+x-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+18\" answer
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\n" ); document.write( "\"log%284%2Cx%5E2-4%29+-+log%284%2Cx%2B2%29+=+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"log%284%2C18%5E2-4%29+-+log%284%2C18%2B2%29+=+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"log%284%2C320%29+-+log%284%2C20%29+=+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"log%284%2C320%2F20%29+=+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"log%284%2C16%29+=+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%5E2+=+16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"16+=+16\"
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