document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=920477>Question 920477</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Im not sure how to start this problem. I think some factoring may be involved but im just not sure. Thank you in advance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Log (4p+5)=2+ log p </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract log(p) from both sides of =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Log(4p+5) - log(p) = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "apply logarithm rule of subtraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log((4p+5 / (p)) = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "definition of logarithm, note that the base is 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4p+5) / p = 10^2 / 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply fractions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100p = 4p + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "96p = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 5/96 = 0.052083333  approx 0.05<BR>\n" );
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