document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80373>Question 80373</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0495105104/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra for college students</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would like  a solution to how it is done to evaluate each expression:  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2+ 1n e^3. I do know the answer is 1 (from the back of my text book's answers to the problem), but the log calculator on this web site had the answer as 0 because it was needed 0 divisions to get to 1.   Please explain .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #57663 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=57663\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -2+ 1n e^3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have to know that lne^x = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Well, ln means log(base e)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So lne^3 means log(base e) e^3, and that log is 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Wow, that was a mouthful.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Anyway, for your problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2 + lne^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -2 + 3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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