To solve the equation lg(x^2 - 2x) - lg(2x + 12) = 0, we can use the properties of logarithms.
First, we know that log(a) - log(b) = log(a/b). Therefore, we can rewrite the equation as:
lg((x^2 - 2x)/(2x + 12)) = 0
Now, we can rewrite this equation in exponential form:
10^0 = (x^2 - 2x)/(2x + 12)
Simplifying 10^0 gives us:
1 = (x^2 - 2x)/(2x + 12)
Now, we can cross multiply to solve for x:
x^2 - 2x = 2x + 12
x^2 - 4x - 12 = 0
Now we have a quadratic equation that we can solve using the quadratic formula:
x = (-(-4) ± √((-4)^2 - 4(1)(-12))) / 2(1)x = (4 ± √(16 + 48)) / 2x = (4 ± √64) / 2x = (4 ± 8) / 2
This gives us two possible solutions:
x = (4 + 8) / 2 = 12 / 2 = 6x = (4 - 8) / 2 = -4 / 2 = -2
Therefore, the solutions to the equation lg(x^2 - 2x) - lg(2x + 12) = 0 are x = 6 and x = -2.
To solve the equation lg(x^2 - 2x) - lg(2x + 12) = 0, we can use the properties of logarithms.
First, we know that log(a) - log(b) = log(a/b). Therefore, we can rewrite the equation as:
lg((x^2 - 2x)/(2x + 12)) = 0
Now, we can rewrite this equation in exponential form:
10^0 = (x^2 - 2x)/(2x + 12)
Simplifying 10^0 gives us:
1 = (x^2 - 2x)/(2x + 12)
Now, we can cross multiply to solve for x:
x^2 - 2x = 2x + 12
x^2 - 4x - 12 = 0
Now we have a quadratic equation that we can solve using the quadratic formula:
x = (-(-4) ± √((-4)^2 - 4(1)(-12))) / 2(1)
x = (4 ± √(16 + 48)) / 2
x = (4 ± √64) / 2
x = (4 ± 8) / 2
This gives us two possible solutions:
x = (4 + 8) / 2 = 12 / 2 = 6
x = (4 - 8) / 2 = -4 / 2 = -2
Therefore, the solutions to the equation lg(x^2 - 2x) - lg(2x + 12) = 0 are x = 6 and x = -2.