SOLUTION: ln(5x-2)=12 not sure how you work this one please advise thanks

Question 171031: ln(5x-2)=12
not sure how you work this one please advise
thanks

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember the basic definition of a logarithm: "The logarithm of a number (5x-2) is the power (12) to which the base (e) must be raised to equal the number", so we can express this as:
---> Ok?
Now we can solve for x.
Add 2 to both sides.
Divide both sides by 5.
...and if you need a numeric answer, then find in your calculator to get:

approximately.
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