SOLUTION: Solve for X log X - 1 = -log (X-9)

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Question 1117323: Solve for X
log X - 1 = -log (X-9)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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log%28%28x%29%29-1=-log%28%28x-9%29%29
log%28%28x%29%29%2Blog%28%28x-9%29%29=1
log%28%28x%28x-9%29%29%29=1 usingbaseten
10%5E1=x%28x-9%29
x%28x-9%29=10
The two factors could be 10 and 1.
highlight%28x=10%29