Erika is working on solving the exponential equation 50x = 17; however, she is not quite sure where to start. Using complete sentences, describe to Erika how to solve this equation.

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welshfella · Answer

you can solve this by taking logs of both sides
ln 50^x = ln 17
x ln 50 = ln 17

now to find x divide both sides by ln 50

welshfella · Answer

in the second line i used one of the laws of logarithms:-
ln a^x  = x ln a

welshfella · Answer

sorry gotta go right now
hope this has helped