document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=403105>Question 403105</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> e^x+2=3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First we'll isolate the exponential term by subtracting 2 from each side:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So \"e\" to the x power is a 1. Ask yourself what power of x makes a 1? What power of <i>any</i> non-zero number is 1? Answer: Zero! Your solution is x=0.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the original equation was actually <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=e%5E%28x%2B2%29+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"e%5E%28x%2B2%29+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then please re-post your question and use parentheses around the x+2. </SPAN>\n" );
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