document.write( "Question 996322: I have a question about the logarithmic equations. I'll use log[a, b] where a is the base of the logarithm.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If they're not equal, why aren't they? Isn't the logarithm property of exponent is log(1-x)^2 = 2 * log(1-x)?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #614832 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28sqrt%283%29%2C%281-x%29%5E2%2F+%283-x%29%29+%3C+2\"...........change to base \"10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28%281-x%29%5E2%2F+%283-x%29%29%2Flog%28sqrt%283%29%29+%3C+2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28%281-x%29%5E2%2F+%283-x%29%29+%3C+2log%28sqrt%283%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28%281-x%29%5E2%2F+%283-x%29%29+%3C+log%28%28sqrt%283%29%29%5E2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28%281-x%29%5E2%2F+%283-x%29%29+%3C+log%283%29\"....if log same, then\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281-x%29%5E2%2F+%283-x%29+%3C+3\"......solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281-x%29%5E2+%3C+3%283-x%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1-2x%2Bx%5E2+%3C+9-3x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1-2x%2Bx%5E2-9%2B3x%3C0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2Bx-8%3C0\".....use quadratic formula\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-8%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%2B32+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+33+%29%29%2F2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281%2F2%29%28-1+%2B+sqrt%28+33+%29%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%281%2F2%29%28-1+-+sqrt%28+33+%29%29+\"\r
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