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document.write( "(1)SOLVE FOR X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   (a)<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=300%5E%282x%2B5%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"300%5E%282x%2B5%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    (b)<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E%28x%2B2%295%5E%286-x%29=1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E%28x%2B2%295%5E%286-x%29=1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   (a)<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=300%5E%282x%2B5%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"300%5E%282x%2B5%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "300^(2x+5) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x+5)*log 300 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+5 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -5/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    (b)<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E%28x%2B2%29%2A5%5E%286-x%29=1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E%28x%2B2%29%2A5%5E%286-x%29=1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2^(x+2)* 5^(6-x) = 1000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the log of both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2)*log2 + (6-x)*log5 = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[log(2)-log(5)]x + 2log(2) + 6log(5) = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[log(2/5)]x = 3-log4+log5^6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.3979x = 6.5918<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -16.56..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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