document.write( "Question 252804: What is the solution to the following indicial equations?
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5%5E%28x%2B2%29+=+8.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6.5%5Ex=8.4%5E%284x-10%29+\"
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Algebra.Com's Answer #184881 by JimboP1977(311)\"\" \"About 
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Using log base 10\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+log+5%5E%28x%2B2%29+=+log+8.5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28x%2B2%29%2A+log+5+=+log+8.5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28x%2B2%29=+log+%288.5%29%2Flog+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x=+%28log+%288.5%29%2Flog+5%29-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+-0.67\" 2 d.p.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2A+log+6.5=+%284x-10%29%2Alog+8.4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+%284x-10%29%2Alog+8.4%2Flog+6.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+%284x-10%29%2A1.137+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+%284.548x-11.37%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"11.37=+%283.548x%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3.2046+=+x\" 4.dp.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "All a bit messy. There probably is a better way of doing it.
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