document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=909263>Question 909263</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi good day i'm having problems with a logarithmic equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log X^4 - log X^3 = log 5x - log 2x \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "using the laws of logarithms i have been able to change the equation into the form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log X^4/X^3 = log 5X/2X \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "its from here i am stuck. I need to solve for 'X'.Can you explain in the simplest way how i can solve for x. your help would be greatly appreciated. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "using the laws of logarithms i have been able to change the equation into the form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log X^4/X^3 = log 5X/2X \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "its from here i am stuck. I need to solve for 'X'.Can you explain in the simplest way how i can solve for x. your help would be greatly appreciated.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using parentheses might make things clearer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(X^4/X^3) = log(5X/2X)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(X) = log(5/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the logs are equal:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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