2) \( \log _{3}(5-x)+\log _{3}(-1-x)=(3) ; \log _{3} 3 \)
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To solve the equation \( \log _{3}(5-x)+\log _{3}(-1-x)=3 \), we can first use the property of logarithms that states \( \log_b a + \log_b c = \log_b(ac) \). This means we can combine the left side: \[ \log_{3}[(5-x)(-1-x)] = 3 \] Next, we can exponentiate both sides using 3 as the base to eliminate the logarithm: \[ (5-x)(-1-x) = 3^3 \] Calculating \( 3^3 \) gives us \( 27 \), so: \[ (5-x)(-1-x) = 27 \] Expanding the left side: \[ -5 - 5x + x + x^2 = 27 \] Which simplifies to: \[ x^2 - 4x - 5 = 27 \] Now, moving \( 27 \) to the left side: \[ x^2 - 4x - 32 = 0 \] Next, we can solve this quadratic equation using the quadratic formula \( x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} \): Here \( a = 1, b = -4, c = -32 \): \[ b^2 - 4ac = (-4)^2 - 4(1)(-32) = 16 + 128 = 144 \] \[ x = \frac{-(-4) \pm \sqrt{144}}{2(1)} = \frac{4 \pm 12}{2} \] Calculating the two possible values for \( x \): 1. \( x = \frac{16}{2} = 8 \) 2. \( x = \frac{-8}{2} = -4 \) Now we need to check whether these values satisfy the original logarithmic conditions. For \( x = 8 \): - \( \log_{3}(5-8) \) gives a negative argument, which is not valid. For \( x = -4 \): - \( \log_{3}(5-(-4)) = \log_{3}(9) \) is valid, and \( \log_{3}(-1-(-4)) = \log_{3}(3) \) is also valid. Thus, \( x = -4 \) is the only valid solution.