SOLUTION: Will you solve this logarithmic equation symbolically: log(4-x)=2

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Question 445394: Will you solve this logarithmic equation symbolically: log(4-x)=2
Answer by poliphob3.14(115) About Me  (Show Source):
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log%2810%2C+%284-x%29%29=2 is equivalent to 10%5E2=4-x, by definition of
logarithms. Now we solve the last equation: 4-x=100 => x=-96.