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17 June, 09:51
3^x+1=5^x-4 what is x?
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Rachael Downs
17 June, 09:53
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Hello from MrBillDoesMath!
Answer: 14.75330052 ...
Discussion: Per the author the equation should be interpreted as
3 ^ (x+1) = 5^ (x-4)
NOT as (3^x) + 1 = (5^x) - 4
Rewrite the equation to pull out the constant terms:
3^ (x+1) = 3^x * 3^1 = 3^x * 3 = 5^x * (5^-4)
so 3^x * 3 = 5^x * (5^-4)
Divide both sides by 3 to get
3^x * = 5^x * ((5^-4) / 3)
Divide both sides by 5^x to get
(3/5) ^ x = (1/625 * 1/3) = 1/1875
Take the base 10 logarithm (is this middle school math?) of each side
x * log (3/5) = log (1/1875) or (taking log. bring exponent down)
x = log (1/1875) / log (3/5)
so
x = (-3.273001272) / - 0.22184875
which gives x as approx 14.75
I suspect there is still something wrong in the problem statement as I'm skeptical that this is middle level math.
Regards, MrB
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Kelsie Acevedo
17 June, 10:12
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3^x+1=5^x-4 what is x? X=3
3^x+1=5^3-4
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