Sunday, November 11, 2012

Solve for x the equation 5(8e^2x - 3)^3 = 625?

We'll divide by 5 both
sides:


5(8e^2x - 3)^3 =
625


(8e^2x - 3)^3 = 125


We'll
take cube root both sides:


8e^2x - 3 =
5


We'll add 3 both
sides:


8e^2x = 8


We'll divide
by 8:


e^2x = 1


We'll
take natural logarithms both sides:


ln e^2x = ln
1


We'll apply the power property of
logarithms:


2x ln e = ln 1


But
ln e  =1 and ln 1 = 0.


2x =
0


The solution of the equation is x =
0.

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