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Solve: 2 In 3 = In(x - 4)

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Explanation:


2 ln(3) = ln(x - 4)

For logarithms, this is a property


ln(x {}^(n) ) = n ln(x)

So we have


ln( {3}^(2) ) = ln(x - 4)


ln(9) = ln(x - 4)

If


ln(a) = ln(b)

a=b

So


9 = x - 4


13 = x

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