document.write( "Question 268916: Solve3.7P=2.6^logP \n" ); document.write( "
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Here is the original problem
\n" ); document.write( "(i) \"3.7P=2.6%5ElogP\"
\n" ); document.write( "step 1 - take a log of both sides to get
\n" ); document.write( "(ii) \"log%283.7P%29=log%282.6%5ElogP%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "step 2 - using power rule on the right side we get
\n" ); document.write( "(iv) \"log%283.7P%29=log%28P%29%2Alog%282.6%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "step 3 - using rules of logs on the left we get
\n" ); document.write( "(v) \"log%283.7%29+%2B+log%28P%29=log%28P%29%2Alog%282.6%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "step 4 - subtracting log(P) we get
\n" ); document.write( "(vi) \"log%283.7%29+=+log%28P%29%2Alog%282.6%29+-+log%28P%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "step 5 - factoring, we get
\n" ); document.write( "(vii) \"log%283.7%29+=+log%28P%29%2A%28log%282.6%29+-+1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "step 6 - divide to get
\n" ); document.write( "(viii) \"log%283.7%29%2F%28log%282.6%29-1%29+=+log%28P%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "step 7 - raise all to 10^ to get
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(xi) \"10%5E%28log%283.7%29%2F%28log%282.6%29-1%29%29+=+P\"
\n" ); document.write( "So, we get
\n" ); document.write( " P ~ .106846
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