You get everything you need from factoring the last expression:

The left side is a difference of squares, and we get another difference of squares upon factoring. We end up with

Plug in everything you know and solve for
:

Answer:I think 0.4
Step-by-step explanation: Hope this helps
Step-by-step explanation:

9. log(2)=a, log(3)=b, then log(36)=______
log(36) = log(6*6) = log(6) + log(6)
log(36)= log(6) + log(6)
log(36) = log(3*2) + log(3*2)
log(36) = (log(3) + log(2)) + (log(3) + log(2))
log(36) = (a + b) + (b + a)
log(36) = a + b + b + a
log(36) = 2a + 2b
We can say that x is the largest number.
So the sum is x + (x - 1) + (x - 2) + (x - 3) + (x - 4) = -5
Now solve for x:
x + x + x + x + x - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 = -5
5x - 10 = -5
5x = 5
x = 1
So the largest number is 1.
Check: 1 + 0 + -1 + -2 + -3 = -2 + -3 = -5 so 1 is correct.