document.write( "Question 1086813: solve for x : 1-log5 x =log5 (x-1)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If this is for log of base 5,
\n" ); document.write( "\"1-log%285%2Cx%29=log%285%2C%28x-1%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%285%2C%28x-1%29%29%2Blog%285%2Cx%29=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%285%2C%28%28x-1%29%29%2Ax%29%29=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%5E1=x%28x-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5=x%5E2-x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-x-5=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28x=%281-sqrt%281%2B4%2A5%29%29%2F2%2Cor%2Cx=%281%2Bsqrt%281%2B4%2A5%29%29%2F2%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You want the choice that makes the log inputs positive:
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