2log2(x+5) = log2(x−9) + log2(x+53)+ 1
Note that log 2 2 = 1
So we have
2log2(x+5) = log2(x−9) + log2(x+53)+ log 2 2
And by some log properties we can simplify this as
log 2 ( x + 5)^2 = log 2 [ (x - 9) (x + 53) * 2 ]
The logs are the same so we can solve this
(x + 5)^2 = (x - 9) (x + 53) * 2
x^2 + 10x + 25 = (x^2 + 44x -477) * 2
x^2 +10x + 25 = 2x^2 + 88x - 954 rearrange as
x^2 + 78x -979 = 0 factor as
(x + 89) ( x - 11) =0
Setting each factor to 0 and solving for x produces
x = -89 reject....it makes the logs negativein the original problem
x = 11 = solution