document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1011667>Question 1011667</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve indicial equations like this, other than by graphing (which shows two solutions) although this does not appear to be a quadratic?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2^x-3^(x-1)=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2^x-3^(x-1)=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can use iterative methods like Newton's method or Newton-Raphson.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can use Excel, which is the same as a calculator but more convenient.<BR>\n" );
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