SOLUTION: Can you show me step by step how to solve this? x^2 - 5x = log3 x

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Question 830579: Can you show me step by step how to solve this?
x^2 - 5x = log3 x
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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There is no closed form solution to this problem.
You need to use numerical methods to approximate the solution.
Approximately x=0.26 and x=5.28
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