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4ex = 17 find the exact solution in terms of logarithms

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Answer:

ln(17) -ln(4)

Explanation:

You want the solution to 4e^x = 17.

Logarithms

Taking the natural log of both sides of the equation, we have ...

ln(4) +x = ln(17)

x = ln(17) -ln(4)

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Additional comment

We could divide by 4 first, so the solution could be written as ...

x = ln(4.25)

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