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Which of the following shows the extraneous solution to the logarithmic equation below?

2 log Subscript 5 Baseline (x + 1) = 2

User Firo
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Answer:

x=4

Explanation:

log5(x+1)=1, (x+1)=5, x=4

User Derek Evermore
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Answer:

x= -6

Explanation:

i got it wrong and the answer is -6

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