SOLUTION: log(5x+1)-log(2x-1)=3

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Question 420316: log(5x+1)-log(2x-1)=3
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log(5x+1)-log(2x-1)=3
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Using division property of logarithms,
log(5x+1)-log(2x-1)=3
log(5x+1)/(2x-1)=3
convert to exponential form:
10^3=(5x+1)/(2x-1)=1000
2000x-1000=5x+1
1995x=1001
ans:
x=1001/1995=.50175...