SOLUTION: How to solve: e^sinx = 4^cosx

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Question 224524: How to solve:
e^sinx = 4^cosx

Answer by rapaljer(4671)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
e^sinx = 4^cosx

Take the ln of each side:




By the law of logarithms,


Divide both sides by cosx


Undo the tan function by taking the arctan of each side:


My calculator gives me 54.2 degrees or .95 radians.

R^2

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