SOLUTION: Solve: log (base 3) (x-4) - log (base 3) (x-1) = 2

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Question 162439: Solve: log (base 3) (x-4) - log (base 3) (x-1) = 2
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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log%283%2C%28x-4%29%29-log%283%2C%28x-1%29%29=+2
log%283%2C%28%28x-4%29%2F%28x-1%29%29%29=+2
%28%28x-4%29%2F%28x-1%29%29%29=+3%5E2
%28x-4%29=+9%28x-1%29
x-4=+9x-9
-8x=+-5
x=5%2F8
Looking at the problem, x must be greater than 4 to be a solution so that the log function makes sense.
Since our solution is not greater than 4, there is no solution.