How do you solve 5+log(2x+1)=6?

1 Answer
Jul 16, 2016

x = 4 1/2

Explanation:

When working with equations which contain logs, each term must be a log term. We cannot work with a mixture of logs and numbers.

5+log(2x+1)=6

log(2x+1)=6 -5

log(2x+1)=1

log(2x+1)=log 10" if" log A = log B, " then " A = B

2x+1 = 10

2x = 9 rArr " " x = 4 1/2