SOLUTION: please help me solve this logarithm for x: y-3=(1/2)^x-2 I am sorry but I really do not know where to start.

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Question 691513: please help me solve this logarithm for x:
y-3=(1/2)^x-2


I am sorry but I really do not know where to start.

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
solve this logarithm for x:
y-3=(1/2)^x-2
Assume you mean:

Start by finding the log of each side

the log equiv of exponents

Divide both sides by log(1/2)
= x - 2
Add 2 to both sides
x = + 2

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