How do you simplify #log (x+6)=1-log(x-5)#?
2 Answers
I tried this:
Explanation:
We can use, as an example, the base of the logs as being
rearrange:
use a property of logs to write:
use the definition of log to write:
that becomes:
and:
the negative solution cannot be accepted.
Explanation:
Move
Condense the Left Side into 1 Log expression
Convert from Log Equation to Exponential Equation
Multiply Left Side
Move
Since we can't factor, use Quadratic Formula:
Quadratic Formula:
And
Since the "inside" of log has to be positive,