SOLUTION: where do i start?? log 8(b + 9) = log 8(-b + 1)

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Question 1079253: where do i start??
log 8(b + 9) = log 8(-b + 1)
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+log%28+8%2C+%28b+%2B+9%29+%29+=+log%28+8%2C+%28-b+%2B+1%29+%29+
+b+%2B+9+=+-b+%2B+1+
+2b+=+-8+
+b+=+-4+
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check answer:
+log%28+8%2C+%28-4+%2B+9%29+%29+=+log%28+8%2C+%28-%28-4%29+%2B+1%29+%29+
+log%28+8%2C+5+%29+=+log%28+8%2C+5+%29+
OK