SOLUTION: e^x=x^5. I'm stuck on this. Please show work. Thank you.

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Question 927810: e^x=x^5. I'm stuck on this. Please show work. Thank you.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This cannot be solved by hand because x is buried in the exponent and on the outside of the exponent at the same time. You must use a calculator. Graph e^x-x^5 and look for the roots

Using a calculator, the approximate solutions are or

There's no work to show really since it's all done with the calculator.