SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve the following?: 3^y-5=4^y+1

Question 703406: Can you please help me solve the following?:
3^y-5=4^y+1
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
assume the problem is:

use natural logs and the log equiv of exponents
(y-5)ln(3) = (y+1)ln(4)
divide both sides by ln(3)

y - 5 = 1.26186(y + 1)
y - 5 = 1.26186y + 1.26186
-5 - 1.26186 = 1.26186y - y
-6.26186 = .26186y
y =
y = -23.913
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You can check this out on a calc using the original equation

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