Die Definitionsmenge bestimmst du in dem du den Term im Lorarithmus > 0 setzt.
log3(x - 1) = 2
x - 1 = 3^2
x = 1 + 9 = 10
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log2(x) = log3(x)
ln(x) / ln(2) = ln(x) / ln(3)
ln(x) = 0
x = 1
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lg(x^2 - 1) = 0
x^2 - 1 = 10^0
x^2 = 1 + 1
x = ± √2