document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1060131>Question 1060131</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x. Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5^(-1x+1) = 15 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1-x)*log(5) = log(15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(5) - x*log(5) = log(15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*log(5) = log(5) - log(15) = log(1/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = log(1/3)/log(5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x =~ -0.6826<BR>\n" );
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