document.write( "Question 1008009: solve: log(2x-3)-(logx-log8)=1 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #623791 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "\"log%28%282x-3%29%29-%28log%28%28x%29%29%5E%22%22-log%28%288%29%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the large parentheses\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log%28%282x-3%29%29-log%28%28x%29%29%2Blog%28%288%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "On the first two terms, use the principle \r\n" );
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document.write( "                \"log%28%28a%29%29-log%28%28b%29%29=log%28%28a%2Fb%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log%28%28%282x-3%29%2Fx%29%29%2Blog%28%288%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "On the two terms on the left, use the principle \r\n" );
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document.write( "                \"log%28%28a%29%29%2Blog%28%28b%29%29=log%28%28a%2Ab%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log%28%28+++%28++%282x-3%29%2Fx++%29%5E%22%22%2A%288%29%5E%22%22+++++%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write 8 as \"8%2F1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log%28%28+++%28++%282x-3%29%2Fx++%29%5E%22%22%2A%288%2F1%29%5E%22%22+++++%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply numerators and denominators:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log%28%28++%2816x-24%29%2Fx++++++++%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "When the base of a log isn't written it is understood\r\n" );
document.write( "to be 10\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log%2810%2C%28++%2816x-24%29%2Fx++++++++%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the principle that the log equation\r\n" );
document.write( "           \"log%28b%2C%28a%29%29=c\" can be written as the exponential\r\n" );
document.write( "           equation \"a=b%5Ec\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%2816x-24%29%2Fx\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"10%5E1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%2816x-24%29%2Fx\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"10\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by x\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"16x-24\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"10x\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"6x-24\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"0\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"6x\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"24\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"4\"\r\n" );
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