SOLUTION: Solve: log3(7x-1)-log3(x+1)=log3 5 Can you provide the steps to your answer

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Question 686450: Solve:
log3(7x-1)-log3(x+1)=log3 5
Can you provide the steps to your answer
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
log3(7x-1)-log3(x+1)=log3 5
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Comment: Logs are exponents. The effect of adding
them is to multipl and the effect of subtracting
them is to divide.
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Your Problem:
log3[(7x-1)/(x+1)] = log3(5)
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Taking the anti-log you get:
(7x-1)/(x+1) = 5
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Solve for "x":
6x-1 = 5x+5
x = 6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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