<span><span>5e^x + 12 = 27 5e^x = 27 - 12 5e^2 = 15 Take natutal log of both sides.
ln(5e^x) = ln15
x(ln5e) = ln15 Divide both sides by ln5e to get an approximate answer, which is always the case with logs. NOTE: lne = 1 and so, ln5e becomes 5 times 1 or 5. x ≈ ln15/5 x ≈ 0.54161004 Round your answer to two decimal places. Then we get x ≈ 0.54 </span> </span>
