Question

What is the first step in solving In(x - 1) = In6 - Inx for x?

Answer 1

x=3

Explanation:

In(x-1) = In(6) - In(x)

In(x-1) + In(x) = In(6)

In((x-1)x) = In(6)

In(x^2-x) = In(6)

x^2-x=6

x^2-x-6=0

x^2+2x-3x-6=0

x(x+2)-3(x+2)=0

(x-3)(x+2)=0

x=3 because x=-2 need to be cancel out