document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998780>Question 998780</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help and show all work step by step. I have tried this and the answer I came up with was 11 but it was wrong.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the largest value of x  that satisfies: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "log_5(x^2)-log_5(x+4)=7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #616528 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=616528\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use better notation.  Is base 5?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Another one very similar was solved a short time ago today.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pure text before rendering tags,  log(5,(x^2))-log(5,(x+4))=7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put into exponential form.<BR>\n" );
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