document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1139822>Question 1139822</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for X\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ln(x+12)-ln(x+2)=ln3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ln%28x%2B12%29-ln%28x%2B2%29=ln%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ln%28x%2B12%29-ln%28x%2B2%29=ln%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "By basic rules of logarithms on the left hand side,<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then since the logarithms of the two expressions are equal, the expressions are equal.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This becomes a linear equation which you should be able to solve easily. </SPAN>\n" );
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