SOLUTION: Solve for x: xln(x) -30 + 5ln(x) -6x = 0

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Question 1055516: Solve for x:
xln(x) -30 + 5ln(x) -6x = 0
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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xln(x) -30 + 5ln(x) -6x = 0
-6x+x ln(x)+5 ln(x)=30
xln(x)+5 ln(x)=6x+30
ln(x)[x+5]=6(x+5)
ln(x)=6
x=exp(6)=403.429 ANSWER
x*ln(x)=2420.57-30+30-6(403.429)=0