document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=297018>Question 297018</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7^(x+8)=6^x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(the answer must be rounded to three decimal places).  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the natural log of both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+8)*ln(7) = x*ln(6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(ln(7)-ln(6))x = -8ln(7)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.15415*x = -15.5673<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -100.99<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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