SOLUTION: solve for x: e^-5x*e^4=e

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Question 427370: solve for x: e^-5x*e^4=e
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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solve for x: e%5E%28-5x%29%2Ae%5E4=e
Divide both sides by e^4
e%5E%28-5x%29=e%2Fe%5E4
we can write it:
e%5E%28-5x%29=e%5E%281-4%29
e%5E%28-5x%29=e%5E-3
Now we can see that
-5x = -3
x = %28-3%29%2F%28-5%29
x = +.6
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Check in the original problem
e%5E%28-5%2A.6%29%2Ae%5E4=e
e%5E%28-3%29%2Ae%5E4=e
e%5E1=e