Whether the given statement is true or false.
Answer to Problem 138E
The given statement is false.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A statement: A logarithmic equation can have at-most one extraneous solution.
Calculation:
Let us assume that our given statement is true. We will takea logarithmic equation
Let us verify our solutions.
We can see that both values of x have no real solutions, therefore, the both solutions are extraneous solutions for our equation and the given statement is false.
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