document.write( "Question 914744: Complete the following steps to solve the logarithmic equation:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "log(base 5) (x + 5) + log(base 5) (x − 5) = 2 \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"log%285%2C+%28%28x+%2B+5%29%29+%29%2B+log%28+5%2C+%28%28x-+5%29%29%29+=+2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%285%2C+%28%28x+%2B+5%29%28x+-5%29%29%29+=+2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%285%2C+%28+x%5E2+-+25%29%29+=+2+\"...............a single logarithm\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28+%28x%5E2+-25%29%29%2Flog%285%29+=+2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28+%28+x%5E2+-+25%29%29=+2+log%285%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28+%28x%5E2+-+25%29%29=++log%28%285%5E2%29%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28++%28x%5E2+-+25%29%29=++log%2825%29+\" .....if log same, than\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+-+25=++25+\" ....solve for \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+=++25+%2B25\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+=+2%2A25\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+sqrt%282%2A25%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+5sqrt%282%29\"
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