Question

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Solve 5^(x + 5) = 9^x

Answer 1

Take log of both sides

Answer 2

Start by taking the log or natural log of both sides

Answer 3

i put this in on my calculator

log 9 ÷ log 5

Answer 4

Ok, so log 9 divided by log 5 equals what?

Answer 5

1.365

Answer 6

Ok, and then what does the other side of your equation look like?

Answer 7

should it look like this ?

x+5 = 1.365^x

Answer 8

Yes, good :D

Answer 9

Oops

Answer 10

1.365 times x on the right

Answer 11

um can you type it out please ? (: i dont understand you

Answer 12

So x + 5 = 1.365x

Answer 13

ohhhh my bad lol,i see now

Answer 14

then you subtract 5 from the right side right ?

Answer 15

Yes, from left and right sides :)

Answer 16

So x = 1.365x - 5

Answer 17

alrighty, then youuuuuu divide x ?

Answer 18

I think you might want to subtract 1.365x from both sides, to get all the x's on one side of the equation.

Answer 19

This is how you should start it: