Rule out common denominators to get equality in logs, rewritten equation: lnx=log(x2+8x−8).
Step 3: Assume the simplest corresponding argument equality: x=x2+8x−8 (consider logarithmic domain; check/simplify where equal in rational space) then solve for real roots / positively defined solutions:
Rearrange to form a quadratic equation: 0=x2+8x−x−8=x2+7x−8
Apply the quadratic formula x=2a−b±b2−4ac, where a=1, b=7, c=−8:
x=2−7±49+32
x=2−7±81
x=2−7±9
This results in two possible solutions: x=22=1andx=2−16=−8
Since logarithms require positive values:
Available within positive domain: x=1