Question 260527
{{{log(5+x)-log(x-2)=log 4}}}
step 1 - use rules of logs on the left side to get
{{{log((5+x)/(x-2)) = log(4)}}}
step 2- eliminate the logs to get
{{{(5+x)/(x-2) = (4)}}}
step 3 - cross multiply to get
{{{5+x = 4x-8}}}
solve for x as
{{{3x = 13}}}
x = 13/3