SOLUTION: Please help me solve this logarithm equation.. & can you do it step by step?? I want to know how to do it. ln (x+1) - ln x = ln 2

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Question 251000: Please help me solve this logarithm equation.. & can you do it step by step?? I want to know how to do it.
ln (x+1) - ln x = ln 2
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Here are the important log rules:
log (AB)=log(A)+log(B)
log(A/B)=log(A)+log(B)
C*log(A)=log(A^C)
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ln+%28x%2B1%29+-+ln+x+=+ln+2
ln%28%28x%2B1%29%2Fx%29=ln%282%29
Exponentiate both sides.
%28x%2B1%29%2Fx=2
x%2B1=2x
x=1