document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=133333>Question 133333</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please solve e^x = 2 using steps </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #97524 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nycsharkman><B>nycsharkman(136)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nycsharkman><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=97524\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We can get a solution by changing the exponential equation to log form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take natural log of both sides of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In(e^x) = In(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The left side becomes x because the natural log of e^x is just x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now have this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = In(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use calculator to find x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 0.693\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOTE:  I also want to add that the decimal number 0.6931471806 can be rounded off to three decimal places.  This is why I selected the approximate value for x = 0.693\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this clear?\r<BR>\n" );
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