document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998070>Question 998070</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to solve the problem: ln(x)-ln(2)=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the way I thought this was supposed to be handled was:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. ln(x)-ln(2)=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. ln(x-2)=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. ln(x-2)= e10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. x-2=e10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. x=e10+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "however when I receive the answer 22026.50, this is shown to be incorrect. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "ln(x)-ln(2)=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I would combine logs first...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ln(x/2) = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then exponentiate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x/2) = e^10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then multiply by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2e^10 = 44052.9 </SPAN>\n" );
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