SOLUTION: How do I solve: {{{4^(3x-1)=12}}}

Question 606686: How do I solve:

Answer by mathie123(224) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If you have a variable in the exponent, we always want to take logs of both sides:

Now we can bring down the exponent using our log rules:

And isolate for x

I will leave the rest of the isolating up to you. (Don't forget that log of a number is just a number itself, so don't let that fool you)
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