Answer
$4$
Work Step by Step
$log_{3}(x+5) = 2 $
$3^{log_{3}(x+5)} = 3^{2} $
Cancel out the logarithm.
$(x+5) = 9 $
Simplify.
$x = 9 - 5 = 4 $
Solve.
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