document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=934389>Question 934389</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help solving a problem, i get to a certain point and get stuck. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log+%285%2Cx%29%2Blog+%285%2C+4x-1%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log+%285%2Cx%29%2Blog+%285%2C+4x-1%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > I get as far as writing the equation in standard formula and the using the quadratic equation but I think that is where I'm messing up and getting stuck.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #567392 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=567392\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have no quadratic equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log+%285%2Cx%29%2Blog+%285%2C+%284x-1%29%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log+%285%2Cx%29%2Blog+%285%2C+%284x-1%29%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, what your actual text really shows inside the rendering tags;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The LOGARITHM is the EXPONENT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The BASE used is 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Change into exponential form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%5E1=x%284x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%5E1=x%284x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which you should have no further trouble to solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rendering does not always clarify certain things.  Your original text was log (5,x)+log (5, 4x-1)=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You clearly want <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to be the expression in a logarithm function.  I then included left and right parentheses around the expression, which ensured that the -1 part would appear in the intended position; otherwise, your original text makes the -1 appear to be outside the logarithm function, which would NOT be what you intended.   I had planned to ADD 1 to left and right sides of the equation and this would have been in disagreement with your equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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