Question

e^(3x)=5

Answer 1

solve for x

Answer 2

take natural log of both sides. what happens?

Answer 3

ln5=3x?

Answer 4

great now solve for x, what do you get?

Answer 5

0.536

Answer 6

what is the exact answer?

Answer 7

a = 3x
x = 3/a
do something like this

Answer 8

ln5/3=x?

Answer 9

:) nice work. Only give approximation if they ask for it. For the most part try and deal with exact values only

Answer 10

ok thanks!!

Answer 11

but write that as ln(5)/3 so we dont think its ln(5/3).. big difference.

Answer 12

np nice work