We'll re-write the left term of the
            equation:
 log15 [1/(3^x + x - 5)] =  log15 [(3^x + x -
            5)^-1]
We'll apply the power rule of
            logarithms:
log15 [(3^x + x - 5)^-1] = -log15 (3^x + x -
            5)
We'll remove the brackets from the right
            side:
x*(log15 5 - 1) = xlog15 5 -
            x
x*(log15 5 - 1) = log15 (5^x) - x*log15
            15
x*(log15 5 - 1) = log15 (5^x) - log15
            15^x
Since the bases are matching, we'll apply the quotient
            rule:
log15 (5^x) - log15 15^x = log15
            (5^x/15^x)
log15 (5^x/15^x) = log15
            (5^x/5^x*3^x)
We'll simplify and we'll
            get;
log15 (5^x/5^x*3^x) = log15
            (1/3^x)
log15 (1/3^x) =-log15
            3^x
We'll re-write the
            equation:
 -log15 (3^x + x - 5) = -log15
            3^x
We'll add log15 3^x:
log15
            3^x -log15 (3^x + x - 5) = 0
Since the bases are matching,
            we'll apply the quotient rule:
log15[3^x/(3^x + x - 5)] =
            0
[3^x/(3^x + x - 5)] =
            15^0
[3^x/(3^x + x - 5)] =
            1
3^x = 3^x + x - 5
We'll
            eliminate like terms:
0 = x -
            5
x = 5
The
            solution of the equation is x = 5.
 
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