document.write( "Question 928299: 1. log2(x-3)=3-log2(x-1) (the base is log 2)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #563578 by MathLover1(20849)\"\" \"About 
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1. solve it\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%282%2C%28%28x-3%29%28x-1%29%29%29=3\" ...in base \"10\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28%28%28x-3%29%28x-1%29%29%29=log%288%29\" ...if log. same, then\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-3%29%28x-1%29=8\" is same too; so, solve it for \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-4x%2B3-8=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-4x-5=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"x-5=0\"=> \"highlight%28x=5%29\"...your answer\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%287%2C%28%28x%5E2-1%29%5E6%2F%28x-1%29%5E5%29%29\"....since \"%28x%5E2-1%29%5E6=%28%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29%5E6=%28x-1%29%5E6%28x%2B1%29%5E6\", we will have\r
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