SOLUTION: log5+logx=2

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Question 118699: log5+logx=2
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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log5 + logx = 2
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Can also be written (multiply is the same as adding the logs)
log(5x) = 2
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Find the antilog (10^x) of both sides
5x = 100
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x = 100/5
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x = 20
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Check on a calculator: log(5) + log(20) = 2