document.write( "Question 919205: log(x + 3) = 1 - log(x - 2) Solve for x \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28%28x+%2B+3%29%29+=+1+-+log%28%28x+-+2%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28%28x+%2B+3%29%29%2B+log%28%28x+-+2%29%29=+1+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28%28x+%2B+3%29%28x+-+2%29%29=+1\" ...........\"log%2810%2C10%29=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28%28x+%2B+3%29%28x+-+2%29%29=log%2810%29\" if log same, then\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x+%2B+3%29%28x+-+2%29=+10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-2x+%2B+3x+-+6=+10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2B+x+-+6-10=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2B+x+-+16=0\" .......use quadratic formula to solve for \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-16%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%2B64+%29%29%2F2+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+65+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281%2F2%29%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+65+%29%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281%2F2%29+%28-1-sqrt%2865%29%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281%2F2+%29%28-1-8.06%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281%2F2%29+%28-9.06%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=-4.53+\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281%2F2%29+%28sqrt%2865%29-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=%28+1%2F2+%29%288.06-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281%2F2%29+%287.06%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=3.53\"\r
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