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solution for a logarithmic equation

How would one solve the following for x?
y=ln(x+1)+x

There is no nice algebraic way to solve this for x.

Galactus,
I did not think there was an "easy" algebraic solution. I guess what I am really asking is what numerical method could be used if I alread know the values for y?

OK. If we have a y value, let's use Newton's method.

That is always a good standby.

Let's say y=3.

$ln(x+1)+x=3$

$f(x)=ln(x+1)+x-3$

Find the derivative: $f'(x)=\frac{1}{x+1}+1$

Newton's method is $x_{n+1}=x_{n}-\frac{f(x)}{f'(x)}$

Start with an initial guess of, say, 1.5:

$1.5-\frac{ln(1.5+1)+1.5-3}{\frac{1}{1.5+1}+1}=1.91693519152=\frac{5ln(2/5)+18}{7}$

Do it again:

$1.91693519152-\frac{ln(1.91693519152+1)+1.91693519152-3}{\frac{1}{1.91693519152+1}+1}=1.92626725634$

Keep doing it until it converges close enough.

The actual solution is 1.92627106244. So we are very close.

THANKS GALACTUS! I new there was some method, it was just escaping me.