Solving for X ?? Stumpes

From: joe <joeycook@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:23:32 -0700

Been a while since I took Algebra, and this simple problem has me
(embarissingly) stumped.

Solving for X in the equation A^X =Y is easy: X = ln(Y)/ln(A);

How can I solve for X in this equation:

A^X + B^X = Y ??

thanks

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