SOLUTION: log2(x^2-1)=3 How do you solve this??

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Question 942900: log2(x^2-1)=3 How do you solve this??
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log2(x^2-1)=3 How do you solve this?
convert to exponential form: base(2) raised to log of number(3)=number(x^2-1)
2^3=x^2-1
x^2=9
x=±√9=±3