SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem. I need to know the steps to solving it, not just the answer for x. log3(x-1)=log3 4 Both the 3's are small but I couldn't figure out how to ty

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Question 370557: Please help me solve this problem. I need to know the steps to solving it, not just the answer for x.
log3(x-1)=log3 4 Both the 3's are small but I couldn't figure out how to type it into this correctly. Thank you.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
log3(x-1)=log3 (4)
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If you take the anit-log of both sides you get:
x-1 = 4
Then:
x = 5
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Cheers,
Stan H.