document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=119567>Question 119567</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you please explain this to me step by step so i can understand it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log(3-2x) - log (x+9)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i hope you can help me understand this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you <BR>\n" );
document.write( "julie </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #87603 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=87603\">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%2810%2C%283-2x%29%29-log%2810%2C%28x%2B9%29%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2810%2C%283-2x%29%29-log%2810%2C%28x%2B9%29%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.  Note: Since you did not specify a base, this means that we're going to use the default base 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2810%2C%28%283-2x%29%2F%28x%2B9%29%29%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2810%2C%28%283-2x%29%2F%28x%2B9%29%29%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the logs using the identity <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28b%2C%28A%29%29-log%28b%2C%28B%29%29=log%28b%2C%28A%2FB%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28b%2C%28A%29%29-log%28b%2C%28B%29%29=log%28b%2C%28A%2FB%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E%280%29=%283-2x%29%2F%28x%2B9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E%280%29=%283-2x%29%2F%28x%2B9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite the equation using the property: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28b%2C%28x%29%29=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28b%2C%28x%29%29=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ====> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5Ey=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5Ey=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1=%283-2x%29%2F%28x%2B9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1=%283-2x%29%2F%28x%2B9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Evaluate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E%280%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E%280%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B9=3-2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B9=3-2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3-2x-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3-2x-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Subtract 9 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2x=3-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2x=3-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 2x to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=3-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=3-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-6%29%2F%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-6%29%2F%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 3 to isolate x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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