SOLUTION: solve for x 3-ln(x-2) = 5

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Question 436263: solve for x
3-ln(x-2) = 5
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3-ln(x-2) = 5
3 = 5+ln(x-2)
-2 = ln(x-2)
e^(-2) = x-2
e^(-2) + 2 = x
2.135 = x