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Precalculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Use the product property of logarithms, .
Step 1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.2
Move to the left of .
Step 2
For the equation to be equal, the argument of the logarithms on both sides of the equation must be equal.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 3.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3
Factor using the AC method.
Step 3.3.1
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 3.3.2
Write the factored form using these integers.
Step 3.4
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 3.5
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 3.5.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.5.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.6
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 3.6.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.6.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.7
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 4
Exclude the solutions that do not make true.