SOLUTION: Please help me to solve. e^(4-5x)=988 Thank you!

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Question 326240: Please help me to solve.
e^(4-5x)=988
Thank you!
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, solver91311:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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e^(4-5x)=988
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Take the natural log of both sides to get:
(4-5x) = ln(988)
4-5x = 6.8957
-5x = 2.8957
x = -0.5791
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!




Take the natural log of both sides:



Use:





Then use:





is just a constant, so solve like any other linear equation in

John