document.write( "Question 59700: Solve both algebraically and graphically.
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document.write( "4^(3x-1)=90
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document.write( "log(4^3x-1)=log(90)
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document.write( "3x-1*log(4)=log(90)
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document.write( "3x-1=log(90)/log(4)
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document.write( "3x=log(90)/log(4)+1
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document.write( "3x=4.2459/3
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document.write( "x=1.4153 (approximately)\r
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document.write( "Now I need to show this graphically, and am having a hard time remembering how to do it on my graphing calculator. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #40975 by Earlsdon(6294)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Your algebraic solution is ok. \n" ); document.write( "To graph this, you want to get your equation into a form like: f(x) = ...., so: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Now you can enter this function, as \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The solution is the intersection of the line and the x-axis or x = 1.4... \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |