SOLUTION: log(5x-1)=2+log(x-2)

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Question 676626: log(5x-1)=2+log(x-2)
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
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solve for x
log(5x-1)=2+log(x-2)
log(5x-1)-log(x-2)=2
log[(5x-1)/(x-2)]=2=log(100)
(5x-1)/(x-2)=100
5x-1=100x-200
95x=199
x=199/95≈2.0947