document.write( "Question 373936: The bases on each side of the equation cannot be made the same. Therefore, take the logarithm of each side in order to solve the equation.\r
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document.write( "\"2%5E%283x-4%29=5\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Take logs of both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log%28%282%5E%283x-4%29%29%29=log%28%285%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the principle of logarithms:  \"log%28B%2C%28A%5EC%29%29=C%2Alog%28B%2C%28A%29%29\" on the left side\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%283x-4%29log%28%282%29%29=log%28%285%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by \"log%282%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%283x-4%29log%28%282%29%29%2Flog%28%282%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"log%28%285%29%29%2Flog%28%282%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3x-4\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"log%28%285%29%29%2Flog%28%282%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Get a calculator and do the right side:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3x-4=2.321928095\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add 4 to both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3x=6.321928095\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3x%2F3=6.321928095%2F3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"cross%283%29x%2Fcross%283%29=6.321928095%2F3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=6.321928095%2F3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=2.107309365\"\r\n" );
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