SOLUTION: log(x+5)-log(x+1)=log 6/x

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Question 632013: log(x+5)-log(x+1)=log 6/x
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log(x+5)-log(x+1)=log 6/x
log[(x+5)/(x+1)]=log(6/x)
(x+5)/(x+1)=6/x
x^2+5x=6x+6
x^2-x-6=0
(x-3)(x+2)=0
x=-2 (reject, x>0)
or
x=3