SOLUTION: Log base A (x-4) - log base a (x + 2) = log base a x

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Question 242217: Log base A (x-4) - log base a (x + 2) = log base a x
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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log[a](x-4)-log[a](x+2)=log[a](x)
a^(log[a](x-4))/a^(log[a](x+2))=a^(log[a](x))
(x-4)/(x+2)=x
x-4=x^2+2x
x^2+x+4=0
There is no real answer to this equation.
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Ed