SOLUTION: log2(3x-2)-log2(x-5)=4

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Question 376110: log2(3x-2)-log2(x-5)=4
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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log(2)((3x-2)/(x-5)) = 4,
OR 2%5E4+=+%283x-2%29%2F%28x-5%29,
16%28x-5%29+=+3x+-+2,
16x - 80 = 3x - 2,
13x = 78,
x = 6. this value satisfies the original equation, and so is the final answer.