SOLUTION: log(x-2)9=2

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Question 254980: log(x-2)9=2
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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Re write
log(x-2)9=2
using exponents as
(x-2)^2 = 9
take a square root to get
x-2 = +3 or -3
x = 5 or x = -1.
However, we can't use -1, so the only answer is
x = 5.