SOLUTION: log(x^2-36)-2=log(x+6)

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Question 511672: log(x^2-36)-2=log(x+6)
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log(x^2-36)-2=log(x+6)
log(x^2-36)-log(x+6)=2
log[(x^2-36)/(x+6)]=2
convert to exponential form: base(10) raised to log of number(2)=number[(x^2-36)/(x+6)]
10^2=[(x^2-36)/(x+6)]=(x+6)(x-6)/(x+6)=x-6
100=x-6
x=106