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     N Academic Tools:: North\\D Virginia Community Coll .. Give Ooenstax Logarithmic Properties Lumen OHM Assessment ·g 0  Secure ! https://ohm.lumenlearning.com/assessment/showtest.php Due Fri 12/01/2017 10:00 am Total Points Possible: 24 Questions Find the largest value of x that satisfies: Preview Get help: Video QS (012) Points possible: 2 Unlimited attempts. Q 1 0 (012) Q11 (o/2) Q12 (0/2) Submit Grade: 0/24 in Type here to search :07 PM 11/21/2017  
  
  Solution
Start with the given equation
log6(x2) – log6(x + 3) = 3
Combine the logs
log6(x2/(x + 3)) = 3
Then
x2/(x + 3) = 6^3 = 216
x^2 = 216(x + 3)
x^2 – 216x – 648 = 0
x = 218.96 and -2.96
So we can clearly see that x = 218.96 is the largest value of x that satisfies the equation

