Solve Using Any Appropriate Method

question 24

Multiple Choice

Solve using any appropriate method. Clearly identify any extraneous roots. If there are no solutions, so state. log(x + 20) - log x = log(x + 2)

• A) x = -5, 4
• B) x = 4, -5 is extraneous
• C) x = 5, 4 is extraneous
• D) No solution

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