SOLUTION: 3(5^x+1) = 15 Solve for x.

Question 92962: 3(5^x+1) = 15
Solve for x.

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Divide both sides by 3

Rewrite 5 as

Now that we have the same base, we can set the exponents equal to each other

Set the exponents equal to each other

Subtract 1 from both sides

Combine like terms -1 and 1 on the right side to get 0

So our answer is

Check:

Plug in

Add

Rewrite as 5

Multiply. Since the equations are equal, our answer is verified.
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