document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252336>Question 252336</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve: ln(2x-1)=8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #184192 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=184192\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ln%282x-1%29=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ln%282x-1%29=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Recall that the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ln%28x%29=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ln%28x%29=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be rewritten as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=e%5Ey ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=e%5Ey\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-1=e%5E8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-1=e%5E8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Use the property shown above to convert the equation into exponential form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=e%5E8%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=e%5E8%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 1 to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28e%5E8%2B1%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28e%5E8%2B1%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the exact solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28e%5E8%2B1%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28e%5E8%2B1%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which approximates to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1490.97899352506 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1490.97899352506\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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