SOLUTION: Solve the exponential equation, round to 3 decimal places. -4(5^x)=-68 I have gotten the answer of log_5(17) = 1.760, however I do not know the steps to get to this answer.

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Question 1133132: Solve the exponential equation, round to 3 decimal places.
-4(5^x)=-68
I have gotten the answer of log_5(17) = 1.760, however I do not know the steps to get to this answer.

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Solve the exponential equation, round to 3 decimal places.
-4(5^x)=-68
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(5^x)= 17
X*log(5) = log(17)
x = log(17)/log(5)