SOLUTION: solve: log (x-5)=log 20

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Question 324357: solve: log (x-5)=log 20
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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solve: log (x-5)=log 20
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Procedure:
10^[log(x-5)] = 10^[log(20)]
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x-5 = 20
x = 25
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OR:
Simpley take the anti-log of both sides to get:
x-5 = 20
x = 25
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Cheers,
Stan H.