Find $x$ in $4^x+6^x=9^x$
Solution 1:
Note that
$${1+\sqrt 5}=(1+\sqrt 5)\frac{\sqrt 5 -1}{\sqrt 5 -1}=\frac4{\sqrt 5 -1}$$
therefore the two expressions are equivalent, indeed
$$\frac{\ln(1+\sqrt 5)-\ln 2}{\ln 3-\ln 2}=\frac{\ln\left(\frac4{\sqrt 5 -1}\right)-\ln 2}{\ln 3-\ln 2}=\frac{\ln4-\ln(\sqrt 5 -1)-\ln 2}{\ln 3-\ln 2}=$$
$$=\frac{2\ln2-\ln(\sqrt 5 -1)-\ln 2}{\ln 3-\ln 2}=\frac{-\ln(\sqrt 5 -1)+\ln 2}{\ln 3-\ln 2}=\frac{\ln(\sqrt 5-1)-\ln 2}{\ln 2-\ln 3}$$