SOLUTION: log2(x+2)+log2(x-2)=5

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Question 449843: log2(x+2)+log2(x-2)=5
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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log%282%2C%28x%2B2%29%29%2Blog%282%2C%28x-2%29%29=5
<==> log%282%2C+%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-2%29%29%29+=+5
<==> 2%5E5+=+x%5E2+-+4
<==> 36+=+x%5E2
<==> x = 6, or x = -6.
The second x-value won't satisfy the original equation, and so the final answer is x = 6.