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Solve: log (2x + 1) = log (x - 1).​

User Ade Miller
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Answer:

no solution

Explanation:

For the equation to be equal, the argument of the logarithms on both sides of the equation must be equal.

2 x + 1 = x − 1

Solve for

x .

x = − 2

Exclude the solutions that do not make

log ( 2x + 1 ) = log

( x − 1 ) true.

No solution

User Abdalwhab Bakheet
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