SOLUTION: what is the answer to e^2x - 5e^x + 6 = 0

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Question 390426: what is the answer to e^2x - 5e^x + 6 = 0
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Letting z+=+e%5Ex,

z%5E2+-+5z+%2B+6+=+0

%28z-2%29%28z-3%29+=+0 --> z = 2 or z = 3

Since z+=+e%5Ex it follows that x = ln 2 or x = ln 3