document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=261034>Question 261034</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x to the nearest tenth: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%5E%282x-1%29+=+73 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%5E%282x-1%29+=+73\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #192312 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=192312\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 6^{2x\,-\,1}\ =\ 73\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the natural log (or base 10 log if you  like -- doesn't matter) of both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ln\left(6^{2x\,-\,1}\right)\ =\ \ln\left(73\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to write:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \left(2x\ -\ 1\right)\ln\left(6\right)\ =\ \ln\left(73\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{1}{\ln\left(6\right)}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \left(2x\ -\ 1\right)\ =\ \frac{\ln\left(73\right)}{\ln\left(6\right)}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 1 to both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2x\ =\ \frac{\ln\left(73\right)}{\ln\left(6\right)}\ +\ 1\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{1}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ \frac{\ln\left(73\right)}{2\ln\left(6\right)}\ +\ \frac{1}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to write:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ \frac{\ln\left(73\right)}{\ln\left(36\right)}\ +\ \frac{1}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A little calculator work and a round-off should get you the answer you need.\r<BR>\n" );
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