SOLUTION: In(x)-In(x+5)=2

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Question 626595: In(x)-In(x+5)=2
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In(x)-In(x+5)=2
ln[x/(x+5)]=2
e^2=x/(x+5)
e^2(x+5)=x
e^2x+5e^2=x
x-e^2x=5e^2
x(1-e^2)=5e^2
x=5e^2/(1-e^2)
x≈-5.78
no solution,x>0