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#2 2012-12-04 06:27:24
- anonimnystefy
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Re: Solve X with e
Have you tried doing this:
ln(x+3)=6, so
eln(x+3)=e6
I just raised the number e to both sides, so that we can get rid of the logarithm in the next step.
Can you do it from here?
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#4 2012-12-04 06:36:39
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Re: Solve X with e
Hi
Do you understand the step in my post above?
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#7 2012-12-04 07:38:22
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Re: Solve X with e
Correct! Now you just subtract 3 from both sides and you're done!
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#9 2012-12-04 20:48:20
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Re: Solve X with e
You're welcome.
Welcome to the forum!
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón