document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=799861>Question 799861</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve using natural logs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2^(x/2) = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think it would be 2ln(5)/ln(2). Is that correct? If not how do you solve it? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) 2^(x/2)= 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the ln of each side to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) (x/2)ln(2) = ln(5) or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) xln(2) = 2ln(5) or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) x = 2ln(5)/ln(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5) 2ln(5) = ln(5)^2 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6) 2ln(5) = ln(25)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We may also write (4) as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7) x = ln(25)/ln(2) </SPAN>\n" );
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