First, we'll impose the constraints of existence of
logarithms. Since x^2+3 is positive for any value of x, we'll set the only
contraint:
2x -
5>0
2x>5
x>5/2
We'll
add log (2x-5) both sides:
log (x^2+3) = log
(2x-5)
Since the bases are matching, we'll use the one to
one property:
x^2 + 3 = 2x -
5
We'll subtract 2x - 5:
x^2 +
3 - 2x + 5 = 0
We'll combine like
terms:
x^2 - 2x + 8 = 0
We'll
apply the quadratic formula:
x1 = [-b+sqrt(b^2 -
4ac)]/2a
x1 = [2+sqrt(4 -
32)]/2
Since sqrt (-28) is impossible to be
calculated, the equation has no real solutions.
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