document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=963410>Question 963410</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ln(x - 2)² = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which way is correct?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e^6 = (x - 2)²<BR>\n" );
document.write( "± e^3 = x - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 ± e^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2ln(x - 2) = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ln(x - 2) = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e^3 = x - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 + e^3 </SPAN>\n" );
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