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OpenStudy (anonymous):

log(x-30)=3-log^x log base 10 please help showing procedure THANKS!

OpenStudy (mathmale):

What is the object of this problem? Please provide the instructions that came with it. Next: if you wish to eliminate that log from the equation, which is the appropriate treatment of both sides of the equation? What is the inverse of the log function?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solving for x

OpenStudy (mathmale):

The inverse function of the log function is the power function with base 10. Try using this info.

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Please note that \[10^{\log_{10} x}=x\]

OpenStudy (mathmale):

How would you use this fact?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so using that, plus the properties of logarithms I got: logx - log30 = 3-x Is that right? what do I do next?

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