Question 965040
{{{ln((5-x)(-3-x))=ln(1-8x)}}}, rule of logarithms
Exponentiating both sides with the base, e,
{{{(5-x)(-1)(x+3)=1-8x}}}
{{{(x-5)(x+3)=1-8x}}}
{{{x^2-2x-15=1-8x}}}
{{{x^2+6x-16=0}}}
{{{(x-2)(x+8)=0}}}