document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=971197>Question 971197</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me am struggling with logarithms: 1log5^x=log5^(x-1) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #593755 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39621)</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=593755\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The expression within each log function would be equal:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Alog%28%285%5Ex%29%29=log%28%285%5E%28x-1%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Alog%28%285%5Ex%29%29=log%28%285%5E%28x-1%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%5Ex=5%5E%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%5Ex=5%5E%28x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and here, the exponents would be equal because each member uses the same base.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and that is impossible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NO SOLUTION </SPAN>\n" );
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