Plot y = (red), y= = (green) The root is between 2 and 3. It is not an integer number. There is no algebraic methods to solve this equation. It can be only solved APPROXIMATELY, using numerical methods. Good site for is https://www.wolframalpha.com/widgets/view.jsp?id=a7d8ae4569120b5bec12e7b6e9648b86 This online solver gave me the answer x= 2.21231 (approximately).