document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1130839>Question 1130839</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 to the power of 2x-5 then +7=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me solve for x, thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%282x-5%29%2B7+=+12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%282x-5%29%2B7+=+12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Isolate the term containing the variable:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%282x-5%29+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%282x-5%29+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The variable is in an exponent, so take the log of both sides:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x-5%29%2Alog%283%29+=+log%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-5%29%2Alog%283%29+=+log%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Expand the expression on the left and isolate the term containing the variable:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2Alog%283%29-5%2Alog%283%29+=+log%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2Alog%283%29-5%2Alog%283%29+=+log%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2Alog%283%29+=+5%2Alog%283%29%2Blog%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2Alog%283%29+=+5%2Alog%283%29%2Blog%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%285%2Alog%283%29%2Blog%285%29%29%2F%282%2Alog%283%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%285%2Alog%283%29%2Blog%285%29%29%2F%282%2Alog%283%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "question from student (about an unrelated problem):<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( " Hello, I have a basic math question and I think the person who gave me the answer got offended. In the equation, K=100*20squared/8, how do you get 500. Isn't 20 squared 400 then divided by 8=50?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "What happened to the \"100\"?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "100*20squared/8 = 100*400/8 = 100*50 = 5000 </SPAN>\n" );
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