SOLUTION: log(x+1) + 5 = 2

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Question 435811: log(x+1) + 5 = 2
Answer by Gogonati(855) (Show Source):
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log(x+1)+5=2 => log(x+1)=2-5 => log(x+1)=-3. Assume log. to base 10, we write:
log(x+1)=log(1/1000) => x+1=1/1000 => x=(1/1000)-1 => x=-(999/1000).
Done.