document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=616251>Question 616251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following exponential equation. Exact answers only.  &#960;^(1-8x)=e^(3x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know that to start I need to lake the natural log of both sides but I'm not even sure of how to do that. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "&#960;^(1-8x)=e^(3x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take log of both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1-8x)ln(&#960;)=3xlne<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lne=1(log of base=1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ln(&#960;)-8ln(&#960;)x=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+8ln(&#960;)x=ln(&#960;)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(3+8ln(&#960;))=ln(&#960;)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=ln(&#960;)/(3+8ln(&#960;))<BR>\n" );
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