SOLUTION: Solve the following equation: 3log(x-1)=log8 What I have tried to do: 3log(x-1)=log8

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Question 700997: Solve the following equation:
3log(x-1)=log8 What I have tried to do:

3log(x-1)=log8
log(x-1)^3=log8
(x-1)^3=8
And now I could not solve it further.
By the way, the answer is x=3

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Solve the following equation:
3log(x-1)=log8 What I have tried to do:

3log(x-1)=log8
log(x-1)^3=log8
(x-1)^3=8
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Get the cube root of both sides.
x-1 = 2
x = 3
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And now I could not solve it further.
By the way, the answer is x=3