Question 1128505
12^(x+2)=72
<pre>{{{matrix(1,3, 12^(x + 2), "=", 72)}}}
{{{matrix(1,3, log (12, (72)), "=", x + 2)}}} -------- Convert to LOGARITHMIC form
{{{highlight_green(matrix(1,7, x, "=", log((72))/log((12)) - 2, "=", - 0.278942946, or, - .279))}}}
That's ALL!! Nothing MORE, nothing LESS!!
It shouldn't take 1 hour, and UNORTHODOX or COMPLEX methods to solve this!