document.write( "Question 861053: log_3(x+6)+log_3(x-6)-log_3x=2 \n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "Hi,\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " x^2 - 36 = 9x\n" ); document.write( " x^2 - 9x - 36 = 0\n" ); document.write( " (x +4)(x-12) = 0 |Tossing out negative x as an extraneous root\n" ); document.write( " x = 12