I assume that this is
5^(x + 2) = 9^x we can take the log of both sides
log 5 ^(x + 2) = log 9^x and we can write
(x + 2) log 5 = x log 9
x log 5 + 2 log 5 = x log 9
2log 5 = x log 9 - x log 5
2 log 5 = x ( log 9 - log 5)
( 2log 5) / ( log 9 - log 5) = x ≈ 5.476
I was wondering too.... here is graphical solution for 5x +2 = 9x
x ~ .77367