SOLUTION: slove algebraically 3^2x+1=1/243 that is 3 to the power of 2x+1 equals 1 over 243

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Question 63817: slove algebraically 3^2x+1=1/243 that is 3 to the power of 2x+1 equals 1 over 243
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3^2x+1=1/243 that is 3 to the power of 2x+1 equals 1 over 243
3^(2x+1) = 1/243
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Using the log equivalent of exponents
(2x+1)*ln(3) = ln(1/243)
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(2x+1)*1.09861 = -5.49306
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2x + 1 = -5.49306%2F1.09861
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2x + 1 = -5
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2x = -5 - 1
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2x = -6
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x = -3
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Check: the exponent would be 2(-3) + 1 = -5
on a calc: 3^-5 = .004115 which is decimal equiv of 1/243