document.write( "Question 278941: Solve the equation if possible.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #202881 by Edwin McCravy(20064) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Divide both sides by e\r\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that e is raised to the first power on the\r\n" );
document.write( "left bottom, so you subtract exponents:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Take natural logs of both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use laws of logarithms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use another law of logarithms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 8\r\n" );
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document.write( " or about -.0482867951\r\n" );
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