SOLUTION: solve this equation: log base 6 (A squared + 2) + log base 6 (2) = 2

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Question 423745: solve this equation:
log base 6 (A squared + 2) + log base 6 (2) = 2
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Solutions:Log base 6(a^2 + 2) + Log base 6 (2) =2
Log base 6 (a^2 + 2)(2)= 2
Log base 6 (2a^2 + 4) = 2
6^2= 2a^2 + 4
36 = 2a^2 + 4
36 -4 = 2a^2 +4 - 4
32 = 2a^2
a^2 = 32/2
a^2= 16
a= Square root of 16
a= 4