Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]2 ln(3) = ln(x - 4) [/tex]
For logarithms, this is a property
[tex] ln(x {}^{n} ) = n ln(x) [/tex]
So we have
[tex] ln( {3}^{2} ) = ln(x - 4) [/tex]
[tex] ln(9) = ln(x - 4) [/tex]
If
[tex] ln(a) = ln(b) [/tex]
a=b
So
[tex]9 = x - 4[/tex]
[tex]13 = x[/tex]
