SOLUTION: What is: log(5-3x)+log(5+3x)=log(16x squared)?

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Question 323458: What is:
log(5-3x)+log(5+3x)=log(16x squared)?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's an equation in x.
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log(5-3x)+log(5+3x)=log(16x^2)
log%28%285-3x%29%2A%285%2B3x%29%29+=+log%2816x%5E2%29
log%2825+-+9x%5E2%29+=+log%2816x%5E2%29
25+-+9x%5E2+=+16x%5E2
25+=+25x%5E2
x%5E2+=+1
x = ± 1