document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=943140>Question 943140</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you please help me solve this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2logx = 3 - x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thankyou very much!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rune </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #574982 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=574982\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28300%2C300%2C-2%2C4%2C-3%2C3%2C2%2Aln%28x%29%2Fln%2810%29-3%2Bx%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28300%2C300%2C-2%2C4%2C-3%2C3%2C2%2Aln%28x%29%2Fln%2810%29-3%2Bx%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You need to use numerical methods to solve this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I used Newton's method with a starting value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with a final answer of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2.282 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2.282\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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