SOLUTION: How to solve log₃ 6 + log₃ (3x + 1) = 2 ??

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Question 855135: How to solve log₃ 6 + log₃ (3x + 1) = 2 ??
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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A rule about logarithms says, log%28b%2Cx%29%2Blog%28b%2Cy%29=log%28b%2Cxy%29.

Two equivalent ways of writing an equation are these, in regard to an exponential function:
b%5Ex=y means the same as log%28b%2Cy%29=x.

Those two facts mean that you can combine the left hand member into a single logarithm, and then you can rewrite the equation in its exponential form, from which you will be able to easily solve for x.