Answer:
x ≈ -4.419
Step-by-step explanation:
Separate the constants from the exponentials and write the two exponentials as one. (This puts x in one place.) Then use logarithms.
0 = 2^(x-1) -3^(x+1)
3^(x+1) = 2^(x-1) . . . . . add 3^(x+1)
3×3^x = (1/2)2^x . . . . .factor out the constants
(3/2)^x = (1/2)/3 . . . . . divide by 3×2^x
Take the log:
x·log(3/2) = log(1/6)
x = log(1/6)/log(3/2) . . . . . divide by the coefficient of x
x ≈ -4.419
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A graphing calculator is another tool that can be used to solve this. I find it the quickest and easiest.
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<em>Comment on alternate solution</em>
Once you get the exponential terms on opposite sides of the equal sign, you can take logs at that point, if you like. Then solve the resulting linear equation for x.
(x+1)log(3) = (x-1)log(2)
x=(log(2)+log(3))/(log(2)-log(3))
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Yes because it has a constant rate of change
Answer:
The answer to your question is: x = -1
Step-by-step explanation:
Data
slope of l = x
slope of m = x +2
they are ⊥
Process
If they are ⊥, then, x + 2 = - 1/x
x(x + 2) = -1
x² + 2x = -1
x² + 2x + 1 = 0
(x + 1)² = 0
x + 1 = 0
x = -1
176.03 is the answer because A=P(+rt) P is the amount of money r is rate which is the interest and t is time which is the month
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
We would set up the hypothesis test. This is a test of a single population mean since we are dealing with mean
For the null hypothesis,
µ = 12
For the alternative hypothesis,
µ < 12
Since the population standard deviation is given, z score would be determined from the normal distribution table. The formula is
z = (x - µ)/(σ/√n)
Where
x = sample mean
µ = population mean
σ = population standard deviation
n = number of samples
From the information given,
µ = 12 minutes
x = 8 minutes
σ = 12 minutes
n = 36
z = (8 - 12)/(12/√36) = - 4/2 = - 2
Test statistic = - 2
