= 0 (1)
= 0 (2)
Introduce new variable t = e^x.
Then the equation (2) takes the form
= 0. (3)
Apply the quadratic formula
t = = .
So, the equation (3) has two roots
= and = .
Both the roots and are real numbers.
Since t = , we can use ONLY POSITIVE root to find x:
x = . ANSWER
It is the ONLY SOLUTION to the original equation (1).
Solved.
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Introducing new variable is the STANDARD method for solving such equations.