SOLUTION: Solve this logarithm: {{{log (x, x + 20) = csc (pi/6)}}}

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Question 929103: Solve this logarithm:
log+%28x%2C+x+%2B+20%29+=+csc+%28pi%2F6%29
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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log+%28x%2C+%28x+%2B+20%29%29+=+csc+%28pi%2F6%29
log+%28x%2C+%28x+%2B+20%29%29+=+2
x%5E2=x%2B20
x%5E2-x-20=0
%28x-5%29%28x%2B4%29=0
Two solutions however the negative solution does not make sense here.
x-5=0
x=5