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@Cosmichaotic

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok so let's first evaluate 7^3. This is saying [7 x 7 x 7], right? So what do we get for 7^3? 7^3 = ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

actually it's 7 to the power of 3x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry if it's not clear

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ohhhh, very different. Ok so \[7^{3x}\] correct?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sorry, I read it wrong before. Alright, so \[7^{3x} = 9\] is our problem. First, we must get that 3x out of being in the superscript position. How we do this is by taking the log of both sides and applying logarithm rules. \[\ln 7^{3x} = \ln 9 \rightarrow 3x \ln 7 = \ln 9\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Now let's divide both sides by all the factors besides x. 3xln7 ln9 ----- = ---- --> x = ln9/3ln7 3ln7 3ln7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok so i got a after using my calculator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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