document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11901>Question 11901</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to figure out how to simplify and hence solve the following equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28b%2C+x%29=1%2Flog%28x%2C+b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28b%2C+x%29=1%2Flog%28x%2C+b%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > but I am stuck as I don't know how to deal with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Flog%28x%2C+5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Flog%28x%2C+5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > other than to make it <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28log%28x%2C+5%29%29%5E-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28log%28x%2C+5%29%29%5E-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > but then what do you do with that? Perhaps I am going about it the wrong way. Any help would be appreciated, thankyou. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #7814 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=khwang><B>khwang(438)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=khwang><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=7814\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28x%2C+5%29+%2B+log%285%2C+x%29+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28x%2C+5%29+%2B+log%285%2C+x%29+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y++=+log%285%2C+x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y++=+log%285%2C+x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,then we have  y + 1/y = 2,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2-+2y+%2B+1+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2-+2y+%2B+1+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Hence, y = 1 and then x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%5Ey+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%5Ey+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ???\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " It is very staightford, I think you can understand.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Kenny </SPAN>\n" );
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